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  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 8/29 – 9/5

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 8/29 – 9/5

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from Friday, August 29, to Friday, September 5 New Campaigns Election Results Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs

    Jacob Morrison

  • Boss Watch: 8/29 – 9/5

    Boss Watch: 8/29 – 9/5

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, August 29, and Friday, September 5 Florida Killers The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Port Saint Lucie tree service contractor for allegedly exposing workers to crushed-by hazards after an employee suffered fatal injuries while operating a woodchipper at a Boynton Beach worksite in…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 8/22 – 8/29

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 8/22 – 8/29

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from Friday, August 22, to Friday, August 29 New Campaigns Campaign Updates Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative

    Jacob Morrison

  • Boss Watch: 8/22 – 8/29

    Boss Watch: 8/22 – 8/29

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, August 22, and Friday, August 29 Georgia Discriminators Sam’s East, Inc. and Walmart Inc., which together operate a chain of warehouse club retail stores known as Sam’s Club, will pay $60,000 and undertake remedial measures to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S.…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 8/15 – 8/22

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 8/15 – 8/22

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from Friday, August 15, to Friday, August 22 New Campaigns Election Results Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs

    Jacob Morrison

  • Boss Watch: 8/15 – 8/22

    Boss Watch: 8/15 – 8/22

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, August 15, and Friday, August 22 North Carolina Discriminators Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp., a Virginia-based corporation which operates a facility in Tarheel, North Carolina, violated federal law when it refused to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee for pregnancy-related limitations, forced her to take…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 8/8 – 8/15

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 8/8 – 8/15

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from Friday, August 8th to Friday, August 15th New Campaigns Election Results Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs

    Jacob Morrison

  • Boss Watch: 8/8 – 8/15

    Boss Watch: 8/8 – 8/15

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, August 8, and Friday, August 15 Alabama Discriminators Sarafina Network, LLC, a management company for gas station convenience stores based in Alabama, will pay $40,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 8/1 – 8/8

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 8/1 – 8/8

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from August 1 to August 8 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…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Boss Watch: 8/1 – 8/8

    Boss Watch: 8/1 – 8/8

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, August 1, and Friday, August 8 Texas Retaliator A federal whistleblower investigation found that Union Pacific Railroad Co. violated the Federal Railroad Safety Act by terminating a railroad engineer after the employee reported and sought medical care for a work-related injury.  The department’s Occupational Safety…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 7/18 – 8/1

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 7/18 – 8/1

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from July 18 to August 1 New Campaigns Election Results Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative

    Jacob Morrison

  • Boss Watch: 7/18 – 8/1

    Boss Watch: 7/18 – 8/1

    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…

    Jacob Morrison