Every week in the south, workers organize new unions, they bargain for new contracts, they fight for good legislation and against bad legislation, and they put the boss in their place. These are some of the stories we could find from July 10th to July 17th: this is Last Week in Southern Labor. New Campaigns…
Last Week in Southern Labor
Boss Watch
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Boss Watch: 7/24 – 8/7
Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. These are last week’s stories, this is Boss Watch. Texas Thieves The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered thousands in back wages and assessed penalties after a federal investigation revealed child labor,…
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AL Company Helping Distant Communities, But Neglecting Their Own. Community Coalition Wants To Change That.
A new group called “Good Neighbors Alabama” has been making quite a splash over the last few weeks since it was formed, particularly regarding their protest of an Alabama-based company’s treatment — or rather mistreatment — of its employees after a detailed and critical report was released by Jobs To Move America. (READ MORE)