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  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 2/13 – 2/20

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 2/13 – 2/20

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to during the week between Friday, February 13, and Friday, February 20 New Campaigns 169 workers in 7 bargaining units have gone public with their union campaigns, and 73 workers in 1 bargaining unit are trying to decertify their union Election Results 30…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Boss Watch: 2/13 – 2/20

    Boss Watch: 2/13 – 2/20

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the week between Friday, February 13, and Friday, February 20 Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. Here are a couple stories from last week: Alabama Killers A U.S. Department of Labor investigation…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Boss Watch: 2/6 – 2/13

    Boss Watch: 2/6 – 2/13

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the week between Friday, February 6, and Friday, February 13 Louisiana Harassers Minden Seafood, LLC, and Dorcheat Seafood, LLC, operators of restaurants Minden Seafood and Dorcheat Seafood and Grill, will pay a former employee $34,000 in back pay and emotional distress damages to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 2/6 – 2/13

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 2/6 – 2/13

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to during the week between Friday, February 6, and Friday, February 13 New Campaigns 266 workers in 8 bargaining units have gone public with their union campaigns, and 6 workers in 1 bargaining unit are trying to decertify their union Election Results 24…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 1/30 – 2/6

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 1/30 – 2/6

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from Friday, January 30, to Friday, February 6 New Campaigns 74 workers in 3 bargaining units have gone public with their union campaigns, and 28 workers across 3 bargaining units withdrew their petition for a union election Election Results 233 workers across…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 1/23 – 1/30

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 1/23 – 1/30

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to during the week between Friday, January 23, and Friday, January 30 New Campaigns About 100 workers in 7 bargaining units have gone public with their union campaigns, and 223 workers in 3 bargaining units are trying to decertify their union Election Results…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last TWO Weeks in Southern Labor: 1/9 – 1/23

    Last TWO Weeks in Southern Labor: 1/9 – 1/23

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to during the weeks Friday, January 9, and Friday, January 23 New Campaigns Election Results 540 workers across 9 bargaining units unionized, 237 workers across 8 bargaining units withdrew their petition for a union election, and 40 workers across 2 bargaining units voted…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Boss Watch 1/9 – 1/16

    Boss Watch 1/9 – 1/16

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the weeks from Friday, January 9, to Friday, January 15 Florida Discriminators Hare Krishna Lakeland, LLC, operating as a Motel 6 in Lakeland, Florida, resolved a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the charge filed with the agency, the Lakeland Motel 6 discriminated…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 12/12 – 1/9

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 12/12 – 1/9

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to during the weeks between Friday, December 12, and Friday, January 9 We’ve got a big round-up this week and lots of interesting stuff. Thanks so much for subscribing! If you haven’t yet, share the newsletter around to your fellow union members so…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Boss Watch: 1/2 – 1/9

    Boss Watch: 1/2 – 1/9

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the weeks between Friday, January 2, and Friday, January 9 Quick Stories Texas Discriminators Peak Performers, incorporated as St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation Services of Texas, Inc., an Austin-based staffing agency providing staffing and recruitment services for workers with disabilities, agreed to pay $160,000 to a disabled former employee…

    Jacob Morrison

  • 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…

    Jacob Morrison

  • 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…

    Jacob Morrison