Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from April 25 to May 9 This edition of the newsletter is also a two week compilation. Thanks for your patience! One more reminder that if you haven’t received your merch please let us know! We shipped everything out about two weeks…
Last Week in Southern Labor
Boss Watch
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Boss Watch: 5/9 – 5/16
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, May 9, and Friday, May 16 Alabama Discriminators Two women are suing the city of Huntsville, Alabama for discrimination – both are represented by Huntsville Attorney Richard Newton. Allison Ellis, a former police dispatcher, claims she faced discrimination based on her gender and religion. She…
NEWS
Banks are currently free to scam working people thanks to Trump Administration’s attack on the CFPB
“The biggest banks in the country right now are operating lawlessly with zero oversight. They are not having to follow Consumer Protection Laws, or if they are or aren’t, that’s not necessarily known to the regulator, us, who would be there to make sure that’s happening. So if they are starting to do more illegal practices, abusive practices, exploitative practices, preying on the American people, we don’t have insight into that in real-time the way that we’re supposed to, that we’re setup exactly to do.” (READ MORE)