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. Here are all the stories we could find from the week between Friday, March 6 and Friday, March 13: New Campaigns 539 workers in…
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Boss Watch: 3/6 – 3/13
Illegal activities of Southern bosses during the week from Friday, March 6, to Friday, March 13 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 few stories from last week: Louisiana Discriminators The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…
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Last TWO Weeks in Southern Labor: 2/20 – 3/6
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to during the weeks between Friday, February 20, and Friday, March 6 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.…
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Boss Watch: 2/27 – 3/6
Illegal activities of Southern bosses during the week between Friday, February 27, and Friday, March 6 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: Florida Killers The U.S. Department of Labor has…
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Boss Watch: 2/20 – 2/27
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the week between Friday, February 20, and Friday, February 27 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: Florida KilLers The U.S. Department of Labor has…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…