Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from February 9th to February 16th: NEW CAMPAIGNS 2 workers at consolidated Nuclear Security in Amarillo, TX filed a petition to hold a union election with the Metal Trades Council of Amarillo, Local 306 (affiliated with OPEIU and IAM) Workers likely pushed…
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BOSS WATCH: 2/9 – 2/16
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, February 9 and Friday, February 16 —FLORIDA KILLER— A federal investigation into the death of a 39-year-old maintenance employee found that the two contractors responsible for the job site could have prevented the incident by communicating and following safety rules designed to prevent the unexpected startup…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 2/2 – 2/9
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from February 2nd to February 9th: NEW CAMPAIGNS 160 workers at L’Auberge Casino Hotel Baton Rouge in Baton Rouga, LA filed a petition to hold a union election with the United Auto Workers (UAW) The employer filed a petition to hold a…
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BOSS WATCH: 2/2 – 2/9
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, February 2 and Friday, February 9 —ALABAMA KILLER— From AL.com: The U.S. Department of Labor has fined a company $117,175 in connection with the 2019 death of a 15-year-old who plunged 50 feet from a worksite on his first day on the job. According to the…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 1/27 – 2/2
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from January 26th to February 2nd: NEW CAMPAIGNS 2 workers at Jupiter Aluminum in Wellsburg, WV filed a petition to hold a union election with the United Steel Workers (USW) 1 workers at Transdev Services in Mobile, AL filed a petition to…
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BOSS WATCH: 1/28 – 2/2
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, January 28 and Friday, February 5 —FLORIDA THIEVES— The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $901,625 in back wages and liquidated damages for 75 workers of a Florida grocery store enterprise after finding their employer wrongly exempted them from eligibility for overtime pay. The department’s Wage…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 1/19 – 1/26
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from January 19th to January 26th: NEW CAMPAIGNS 3 workers at Victory Toyota in Triadelphia, WV filed for a union election with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Workers likely pushed by their employer filed a petition to decertify the International Association of…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 1/5 – 1/19
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from January 5th to January 19th: NEW CAMPAIGNS Workers at Mercedes in Tuscaloosa, AL announced they reached 30% cards signed with the UAW and have gone public with their union campaign, and have continued to stay loud, responding to the Governor, and…
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BOSS WATCH: 1/6 – 1/19
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, January 5 and Friday, January 19 —MISSISSIPPI KILLERS— For the second time in just over two years, a poultry processing plant in Hattiesburg has disregarded safety standards that have led to a worker’s death, this time a 16-year-old sanitation worker who was pulled into a…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 12/15/23 – 1/5/24
Here’s what workers in the US South and the American colonies were up to in the three weeks between December 15 and January 5: NEW CAMPAIGNS 10 remote animation workers at Disney in 6 states including TN, TX, VA filed for a union election with IATSE’s Animation Guild – Local 839. 51 workers at CQ…
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BOSS WATCH: 12/8 – 12/15
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the week ending on Friday, December 15 —GEORGIA KILLERS— The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board completed their investigation into the 2021 deaths of 6 Gainesville poultry plant workers by liquid nitrogen, saying the deaths were “completely preventable.” Friend of the show Luis Feliz Leon wrote about this…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 12/8 – 12/15
Here’s what workers in the US South and the American colonies were up to in the week ending on December 15: NEW CAMPAIGNS The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1933 filed a petition for a union election to add 4 workers at Lee County Electric Cooperative in North Fort Myers, FL to the…