I’m being paid about half of what I’m worth. All of us are. So when the company complains about how this contract may double their labor costs, well that’s only because they’ve been cheating us out of half of what we’re owed anyway. Robert Soderstrom works in the body shop of the Volkswagen plant in…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 3/7 – 3/14
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from March 7 to March 14 New Campaigns Election Results Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & COURT CASES Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs
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Ultium Workers WON BIG with Their New UAW Contract
Workers at Ultium Cells, based in Spring Hill, Tennessee, have won big. Chuck Davenport, Servicing Representative for UAW Region 8, joined us on this past Saturday’s broadcast to talk about the huge victory. But before detailing the gains, it’s important to explain what exactly the workers were fighting against, and Davenport was able to set…
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Boss Watch: 3/7 – 3/15
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, March 7, and Friday, March 15 There continues to be no new enforcement actions or resolutions of enforcement actions at the EEOC, OSHA, MSHA, and DOL. Miner Dangers From the Mine Safety and Health Administration: Ten miner fatalities occurred between January 3 and March 5,…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 2/28 – 3/7
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from February February 18 to March 7 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…
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Boss Watch: 2/28- 3/7
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, February 28, and Friday, March 7 There continues to be no new enforcement actions or resolutions of enforcement actions at the EEOC, OSHA, MSHA, and DOL. Texas Killer You’ll remember that a couple weeks back I told yall how an electrician at a Tesla plant…
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Federal Worker: ‘The attack on the federal workforce is not really about government efficiency, it’s really about remaking the civil service in the image of the Billionaire Class.’
“The attack on the federal workforce is not really about the federal workforce, it’s not really about ‘government efficiency,’ it’s really about remaking the civil service, eliminating large parts of the civil service, in the image of the Billionaire Class.” This was the opening response by Chris Dols when he joined us for an interview…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 2/21 – 2/28
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from February 21 to February 28 New Campaigns Election Results Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs
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Boss Watch: 2/21 – 2/28
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, February 21, and Friday, February 28 There continues to be no new enforcement actions or resolutions of enforcement actions at the EEOC, OSHA, MSHA, and DOL, but we do have a new sort of policy memo out from the EEOC that is interesting, as well…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 2/14 – 2/21
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from February 14 to February 21 New Campaigns Election Results Settlements, Grievances, & Unfair Labor Practices Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs
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Boss Watch: 2/14 – 2/21
There continues to be no new enforcement actions or resolutions of enforcement actions at the EEOC, OSHA, MSHA, and DOL, but we do have a few news reports! Texas Killer On August 1, an electrician working as a contractor at the Tesla plant in Texas died on the job while inspecting electrical panels. The family…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 2/7 – 2/14
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from February 7 to February 14 New Campaigns Election Results Settlements, Grievances, & Unfair Labor Practices Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs