Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from April 18 to April 26 New Campaigns Election Results Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs
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Boss Watch: 4/18 – 4/25
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, April 18, and Friday, April 25 Alabama Law Violators From Hannah Denham at AL(dot)com: A law firm is investigating an Alabama poultry processing company for laying off 165 people without adequate notice to employees or the state. Chicago-based Strauss Borelli PLLC, a class action law…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 4/11 – 4/18
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from April 11 to April 18 New Campaigns Election Results Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative
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Boss Watch: 4/11 – 4/18
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, April 11, and Friday, April 18 Alabama Endangerers From Patrick Darrington at AL(dot)com: A jury awarded a $10 million verdict to a woman who was severely injured while she was a teenager working at a Jefferson County business in 2019. The jury settled in favor…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 4/4 – 4/11
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from April 4 to April 11 Sorry again for the delay – it’s been a really busy week for me. Another piece of good news for yall in this newsletter though, our UNIONIZE finally came in! I’ll be getting them shipped out…
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Boss Watch: 4/4 – 4/11
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, April 4, and Friday, April 11 Sorry about the delay in getting this sent out yall – been a busy week! In some good news, OSHA has finally begun issuing press releases about enforcement again! They’re below along with our normal Union Busters segment. Georgia…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 3/28 – 4/4
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from March 28 to April 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: 3/28 – 4/4
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, March 28, and Friday, April 4 North Carolina Discriminators From the EEOC: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is inviting male job applicants who were not hired by Kickback Jack’s restaurants in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia to contact the federal agency for possible…
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NALC Steward: “Ultimately this arbitration award is a huge slap in the face to letter carriers”
Last week, on Monday, March 24, 2025, Arbitrator Dennis Nolan issued a final arbitration award after serving as neutral arbitration between the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and the United States Postal Service (USPS) following their struggle to reach a mutually agreeable contract in February. The award sets the terms of a three-year collective-bargaining…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 3/21 – 3/28
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from March 21 to March 28 New Campaigns Election Results Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs
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Boss Watch: 3/21 – 3/28
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, March 21, and Friday, March 28 There continues to be no new enforcement actions or resolutions of enforcement actions at the EEOC, OSHA, MSHA, and DOL. South Carolina Retaliator From the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF): For years, Charleston fire fighters have raised concerns…
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Alabama Bus Drivers are Fighting for a Fair Contract
Two weeks ago, on Tuesday, March 11, a group of nearly thirty bus drivers for Wave Transit System rallied in the form of what’s called a “sick out,” protesting major concerns they have had regarding the company’s non-cooperation at the negotiating table and overall poor treatment of drivers. Antonie Maiben, who is President of the…