o you’ve been called into the boss’s office…and it ain’t to exchange pleasantries! Do you think the meeting will lead to discipline? Is this an “investigatory interview” being conducted? Are you working under a union contract? Are you a public school employee in Alabama? Or are you working in a place without any union protections?…
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The Multifront War on Public Education
r. Lois Weiner spoke with Adam Keller and Jacob Morrison on The Valley Labor Report on February 4, 2023 about the multifront war on public education. Dr. Weiner is a longtime educator, activist, and scholar. She has worked as a researcher, a teacher, and an education professor. She’s the author of regular articles and multiple…
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Second round of ARPA funds won’t address all health care, infrastructure needs in Alabama
ake no mistake: the groups expected to receive a share of Alabama’s $1 billion in COVID relief money are happy to get it. But the money won’t address all the needs they have. HB 1, which would distribute those dollars to broadband; health care, and water and sewer projects, passed the House Ways and Means…
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More Unionized Football On The Way?
rofessional spring football is heating up, with the revived XFL’s season already underway and the USFL opening its season next month. Now, XFL players seek to follow in the footsteps of their brothers in the USFL and form a union. According to a March 10 release from the United Steelworkers, XFL players “have filed a…
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How Politicians are making construction jobs lower paying and less safe
ear the beginning of the year on The Valley Labor Report, Jacob Morrison had the opportunity to sit down with representative of the NorCal Construction Industry Compliance (NCIC) organization Dr. Larissa Petrucci to discuss ‘prevailing wage,’ a topic which is often not considered too deeply by most folks but, as Dr. Petrucci made clear in…
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Climate-concerned citizens invited to free training in effective advocacy on March 11 in Madison
olunteers with the Huntsville, Alabama chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby are hosting a Climate Advocate Training Workshop to empower everyday folks to enact tangible change to reduce the heat-trapping climate pollution warming our world. The session on Saturday morning, March 11, 2023 in Madison Public Library is free and will teach citizens how to successfully…
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Huntsville Bail Fund Virtually Joins CCJR’s Community Series on March 9th
n Thursday, March 9, from 6pm-7:30pm CST, join Citizens Coalition for Justice Reform (CCJR) as they continue their Community Series by hosting a virtual event with Huntsville Bail Fund. Huntsville Bail Fund will share updates about their policy campaigns and the actions community members can take to get involved. The event is free though RSVP…
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Madison City to transition to Council-Manager form of government
n the latest broadcast of The Valley Labor Report, Jacob Morrison and Adam Keller had another chance to sit down with Madison City Council watcher Tryston Gilbert. Gilbert has become a regular guest on the show as TVLR’s own “reporter” of sorts, keeping us apprised of all of the “exciting things” taking place at the…
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Conservative talk show host violates Federal Law on the air
he Valley Labor Report (TVLR) shares the WVNN airwaves in North Alabama with Conservative talk radio host Dale Jackson (The Dale Jackson Show). And from time to time, Jackson — an employer — will go on power trips and tirades against the working class while on the air. One such recent “power trip” could end up…
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OPINION: Alabama Schools under GOP Rules
n the aftermath of the Great Recession, the GOP took control of a supermajority of the Alabama legislature along with control of the executive and judicial branches. The results were as destructive as they were predictable: some of the steepest funding cuts in the nation, the legalization and spread of charter schools, private school vouchers…
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Will Senator Tuberville support workers or crime?
ootball coach turned Republican politician Tommy Tuberville has an opportunity to stand up for working people and the law. Elected in 2020, Alabama’s ranking Senator serves on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. It is in that capacity that Sen. Tuberville will be faced with a vote which could shake up not…
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Yes, Republicans Want to Cut Social Security
epublicans reacted raucously last week when President Joe Biden relayed one of the most basic, fundamental truths about American politics during his State of the Union address: Republican politicians want to cut Social Security and Medicare. The word “liar” could be heard during this section of the speech multiple times, and the camera panned to…