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  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 12/5 – 12/12

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 12/5 – 12/12

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from the weeks between Friday, December 5, and Friday, December 12 We’ve got some exciting opportunities coming up in 2026 that we’ll be telling you more about next year. In addition to this being the last newsletter of the year, last week…

  • Boss Watch: 12/5 – 12/12

    Boss Watch: 12/5 – 12/12

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the weeks between Friday, December 5, and Friday, December 12 Florida Discriminators Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation and Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., sellers of timeshare programs for hotels and vacation clubs, agreed to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $175,000 and…

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 11/28 – 12/5

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 11/28 – 12/5

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from Friday, November 28, to Friday, December 5 All information on Florida’s public sector union elections comes from McKenna Schueler’s monthly round up of Florida union news. You can check it out on her website, caringclassrevolt.substack.com, where you can get more information…

  • Boss Watch: 11/28 – 12/5

    Boss Watch: 11/28 – 12/5

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the weeks between Friday, November 28, and Friday, December 5 Alabama Killers ALdotcom has an excellent piece analyzing the last decade of data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. They counted “more than 3,600 severe injuries and deaths at nearly 2,000 Alabama employers over the last decade” and…

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 11/21 – 11/28

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 11/21 – 11/28

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to between Friday, November 21 and Friday, November 28 New Campaigns Election Results Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs

  • Boss Watch: 10/31 – 11/28

    Boss Watch: 10/31 – 11/28

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, October 31, and Friday, November 28 Alabama Law Violators An AL(dot)com analysis of mass layoffs in the state finds that employers in Alabama only follow the federal Worker Readjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act – which requires them to provide at least 60 days notice…

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 11/7 – 11/14

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 11/7 – 11/14

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to in the weeks between Friday, November 7 and Friday, November 14 Union Elections GRIEVANCES, UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES, & COURT CASES STRIKES & BARGAINING POLITICAL & LEGISLATIVE INTERNAL UNION AFFAIRS

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 10/31 – 11/7

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 10/31 – 11/7

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to in the weeks between Friday, October 31 and Friday, November 7 Union Elections Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 10/17 – 10/31

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 10/17 – 10/31

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from Friday, October 17 to Friday, October 31 All information on Florida’s public sector union elections comes from McKenna Schueler’s monthly round up of Florida union news. You can check it out on her website, caringclassrevolt.substack.com, where you can get more information…

  • Boss Watch: 10/17 – 10/31

    Boss Watch: 10/17 – 10/31

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, October 17, and Friday, October 31 Tennessee Thieves The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported on a wage theft lawsuit: Chattanooga resident Phillip Dennis alleged Trident Transport did not pay him overtime when he worked more than 40 hours in a work week. For example, Dennis…

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 10/10 – 10/17

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 10/10 – 10/17

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from Friday, October 10, to Friday, October 17 Union Elections Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs Listener Submissions

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 10/3 – 10/10

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 10/3 – 10/10

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from Friday, October 3, to Friday, October 10 Union Elections Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs