Durham Dispatch

@DurhamDispatch

Durham Dispatch aggregates journalism from trade unions and progressive organizations in the Bull City and surrounding areas.

Durham, NC

Joined September 2023

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Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · Jul 22

"Riverkeeper: Central North Carolina Flooding Part of a Much Larger Issue" By @SoundRiversNC 💧 durhamdispatch.com/post/riverkeep…

DurhamDispatch's tweet card. Tropical Storm Chantal, and the downpour that swamped the upper Neuse and Haw River basins on July 6, was a symptom of much larger problems: climate change and global warming.

Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · Jul 19

“City Worker Action Wins $24 Per Hour in Charlotte, $22 in Durham” By @UE150Union 🤝 durhamdispatch.com/post/nc-city-w…

DurhamDispatch's tweet card. UE Local 150 notches wins in NC cities, will continue pushing for $25 per hour

Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · Jul 11

“After Progressive Stands, Freeman Faces Multiple Challengers in Ward 1” By Durham Dispatch 🐂 durhamdispatch.com/post/after-pro…

DurhamDispatch's tweet card. A look at Freeman's record on development issues, city workers wages, a Gaza ceasefire resolution and the views of the Ward 1 challengers

Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · Jun 25

"Guilford County Commissioners Pass Resolution on SSEP Pipeline" By @7directionsofservice durhamdispatch.com/post/guilford-…

DurhamDispatch's tweet card. The unanimous vote on SSEP by the Guilford County officials stemmed from both climate and safety concerns.

Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · Jun 20

"People's Alliance Calls for Fairer Budget Cuts at Duke" By @durhampeoples durhamdispatch.com/post/people-s-…

DurhamDispatch's tweet card. Duke’s leadership is asking many of its lower paid and most vulnerable workers to bear the brunt of probable cuts, while apparently shielding the highest-paid staff and administrators.

Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · Jun 15

"5K for Sudan Held in Wake Forest" By Durham Dispatch 🐂 durhamdispatch.com/post/5k-for-su…

DurhamDispatch's tweet card. The race in Wake Forest raised money for people displaced in Sudan's civil war. The event was sponsored by PSL Triangle, Code Pink NC, Green Door Garden, and Muslim Women For.

Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · Jun 9

"10 Key Takeaways From Durham's Proposed City Budget" By @NateBakerDurham durhamdispatch.com/post/10-key-ta…

DurhamDispatch's tweet card. The weather is getting beautiful here in the Bull City and that means the adoption of the new fiscal year budget is right around the corner.

Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · Jun 3

"Carrboro Responds to Duke Energy’s Bid to Kill Climate Deception Lawsuit" By @NCWARN 🚨 durhamdispatch.com/post/carrboro-…

DurhamDispatch's tweet card. Carrboro has accused Duke Energy of conducting a decades-long campaign to deceive the public about the dangers of fossil fuels, worsening the climate crisis and causing Carrboro millions of dollars...

Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · May 28

"REI Union Durham Hosts Powerful Community Rally To Celebrate Two-Year Anniversary" By @reiuniondurham ⛰️ durhamdispatch.com/post/rei-union…

Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · May 23

"Gateway Women's Care, Anti-Abortion Center in Raleigh, Shuts Doors After Picketing by Community Organizers" By Durham Dispatch 🐂 durhamdispatch.com/post/gateway-w…

Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · May 19

"New Coalition Called @durhamrising Holds Town Hall, Makes Broad Demands of Duke University" By Durham Dispatch 🐂 durhamdispatch.com/post/new-coali…

DurhamDispatch's tweet card. Durham Rising, a coalition of unions and progressives, is revising and expanding the PILOT demands of the earlier Duke Respect Durham campaign.

Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · May 10

"Army Corps of Engineers Releases Public Notice on MVP Southgate 404 Permit" By @POWHR_Coalition🦎 durhamdispatch.com/post/army-corp…

DurhamDispatch's tweet card. MVP Southgate would travel from Chatham, Virginia to Rockingham, NC

Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · May 7

"Statement on April 24 Durham Public Schools Budget Vote" By @DurhamEducators 🍎 durhamdispatch.com/post/durham-as…

DurhamDispatch's tweet card. Last night at the School Board meeting, Durham Association of Educators picketed at the Fuller Building together, delivered Board member report cards based on which of our priorities they support,...

Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · May 3

"Riverkeeper: Durham council must vote ‘no’ on more Lick Creek development" By @soundriversnc 🐟 soundrivers.org/riverkeeper-du…

Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · Apr 30

"Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Requests" By Coalition for Affordable Housing and Transit 🏠 durhamdispatch.com/post/coalition…

DurhamDispatch's tweet card. Six requests related to increasing affordable housing and public transportation options in Durham

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Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · Apr 19

“A Bad April Fool’s Joke”: Duke Admin Lowers Stipend Offer, @dukegradunion Pushes Back By Durham Dispatch 🐂 durhamdispatch.com/post/a-bad-apr…

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Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · Apr 12

"Dispatch from Durham 'Hands Off' Protest" By Durham Dispatch 🐂 durhamdispatch.com/post/dispatch-…

DurhamDispatch's tweet card. On April 5, thousands gathered in CCB Plaza and Five Points Plaza to protest Trump administration policies.

Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · Apr 3

"Two Years After Being Fired, @reiuniondurham Organizer Wins Settlement" By Durham Dispatch 🐂 durhamdispatch.com/post/two-years…

DurhamDispatch's tweet card. Steven Pitts was initially fired after REI workers in Durham went on strike over withheld benefits

Durham Dispatch@DurhamDispatch · Mar 27

"Why Must We Organize the South?" By @SWA_solidarity 🔋 durhamdispatch.com/post/southern-…

DurhamDispatch's tweet card. Southern Workers Assembly was created in 2012 to encourage Southern workers to exercise some degree of power over their work lives.