Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, July 18, and Friday, August 1 Alabama Child Abusers The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in federal court against an Alabama poultry processor requiring them to pay $385,000 in civil money penalties for federal child labor law violations and barring the…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 7/11 – 7/18
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from July 11 to July 18 New Campaigns Election Results Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs
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Boss Watch: 7/11 – 7/18
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, July 11, and Friday, July 18 No Enforcement Actions As we’ve relayed to readers before, the meat of this newsletter has always consisted of press releases from OSHA, the WHD, and the EEOC, documenting enforcement actions against law breaking employers. For yet another week, there…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 7/4 – 7/11
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from July 4 to July 11 New Campaigns Campaign Updates Election Results Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs
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Boss Watch: 7/4 – 7/11
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, July 4, and Friday, July 11 Florida Endangerers The U.S. Department of Labor has cited an Orlando target-missile manufacturer for exposing workers to fire, burn, and inhalation hazards, after a December 2024 fire at its facility, hospitalizing two employees and injuring others. Investigators with the…
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BBB gives ICE power to engage in nationwide reign of terror: “They’re coming to a city near you.”
Aside from cuts to Medicaid and the disastrous ways in which the medical system at large will be affected, another big aspect of President Trump and the Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill,” signed into law on July 4, that has rightly received a lot of attention is its wildly increased funding for and empowerment of the…
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Medicaid Cuts: “The goal is to trip people up and get them off the program.”
In the nearly seven months since Speaker of the House Mike Johnson first uttered the term “one big, beautiful bill” during a Republican meeting, reporters, journalists, podcasters, pundits, and just about everyone has been poring over the details of the bill as it has come together, dissecting it line by line to discern not just…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 6/20 – 7/4
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from June 20 to July 4 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 about Florida…
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Boss Watch: 6/27 – 7/4
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, June 27, and Friday, July 4 Georgia Discriminators 1st Franklin Financial Corporation, a consumer lender with more than 370 branches throughout the southeastern United States, violated federal law by discriminating against a class of employees when it denied them reasonable accommodations and then fired them…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 6/13 – 6/20
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from June 13 to June 20 New Campaigns Election Results Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative
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Boss Watch: 6/13 – 6/20
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, June 13, and Friday, June 20 Florida Killers The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited two event production companies following an inspection concerning an October 2024 employee fatality. Stage FX Inc. and James Thomas Productions LLC were cited with serious violations…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 5/30 – 6/14
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from May 30 to June 13 Sorry I didn’t get last week in southern labor out last week yall – time got away from me. So this is a two week round-up. I’ll take this time at the top to remind readers…