The North Alabama Area Labor Council (AFL-CIO) will be holding a special social event this Friday, March 24, at 5:00 PM. The event, called “Thirsty Friday,” will see northern Alabama union members coming together in a “meet-and-greet,” with an eye towards building relationships, making connections, and underlining the importance of worker solidarity. The event is…
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Can Alabama cut grocery tax without replacing lost revenue?
labama’s grocery tax has been the subject of discussion and debate quite a bit, especially since the start of the Pandemic. Year-after-year growing inflation has been strangling the working class, not least of all here in the Yellowhammer State, and so proposals to cut grocery tax have been put forth in an effort to bring…
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Explosive Allegations Revealed About Huntsville City Schools Leadership
ocketCityReckoning.com — a website that just went live this past week — contains explosive allegations against Huntsville City Schools (HCS) and its leadership, including allegations of abuse and coverup, corruption and profiteering, mismanagement, and much more. And according to the locals behind the incriminating website, “this is just the beginning,” as tips are reportedly trickling…
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“I’d give it an A-” Executive Director of Alabama Arise Grades Second Round of ARPA Funding
would give us a solid A-,” was the response given by Robyn Hyden, executive director of Alabama Arise, when asked by TVLR host Jacob Morrison on last week’s show how she would grade Alabama’s expenditure of the ARPA funding. “Especially for [the second] round of funding.” Her take may come as a surprise given the…
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“The Nuclear Option of Union Busting:” Paper Mill Announces Closure in Canton, NC
paper mill in Canton, North Carolina is closing after 120 years, and this closure — which will result in massive amounts of working people losing their jobs — is unexpected, resulting from mismanagement, abuse, and other issues going on behind the scenes. Given that Canton is her hometown and her father was a worker at…
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Alabama Arise Previews Legislative Priorities, Legislative Action Best Practices
n March 6, Alabama Arise, a nonpartisan nonprofit that advocates for ordinary Alabamians, held a virtual meeting to cover the legislative priorities selected by its members, and educate people on the legislative process and how to bring their concerns to their legislators. Thirty-seven new legislators will be entering the state legislature this session, which they…
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Alabama lawmakers appear to accept new $1 billion price tag for Elmore County prison
everal Alabama legislators Thursday appeared resigned to a $300 million jump in the price of a prison under construction in Elmore County. The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority (ACIFA) this week voted to increase maximum funding for the prison from $625 million to $975 million, an increase of 57% that state officials blame on inflation…
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BREAKING: Huntsville School Bus Drivers Unionize with Teamsters
n March 8, 2023, school bus drivers in Alabama’s largest city made history by unionizing with Teamsters Local 402. With a resounding 131 yes to 6 no margin of victory, the nearly 200 drivers contracted by Huntsville City Schools are now officially organized with the Teamsters. Since 2018, Apple Bus, based out of Missouri, has…
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Parents face jail when their children work illegally, but not the bosses
e tend to think of child labor as a thing of the past, a peculiarity of the early days of the Industrial Age. We call to mind black and white photographs of kids laboring in factories and warehouses, blanketed in grime and soot. The reality is that child labor is still “alive and well,” even…
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Solidarity, Not Bigotry
n state capitals across the South and around the country, reactionary legislators are targeting LGBT folks, they’re targeting women’s rights, they’re targeting intellectual freedom, and cranking out a whole slew of other backwards proposals that seem intent on making life harder for already vulnerable groups of people while increasing division within our society. As working…
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What to do if your boss calls you into the office
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…