CBTU
‘Unbought, Unbossed, Unstoppable’: Coalition of Black Trade Unionists convention opens in Orlando
May 23, 2025The convention's first session was clear—working-class unity is non-negotiable.
Read more
With labor under siege, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists to hold critical convention
May 19, 2025CBTU members are strategizing on how best to continue their historic role as a bridge between the labor and civil rights movements.
Read more
St. Louis says farewell to Jim Wilkerson, Black labor leader and CBTU founder
November 8, 2024Wilkerson was part of a larger nationwide movement against racism and for equality within largely white skilled trades.
Read more
Labor and civil rights icon, Bill Lucy, dies at 90
September 30, 2024He helped assemble and lead the famous “I Am a Man” unionization drive in Memphis in 1968.
Read more
Black labor leaders say united front needed in November to save democracy
May 30, 2024Coalition of Black Trade Unionists convention puts the fight for democracy front and center.
Read more