Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, July 5, and Friday, July 12 Alabama Killers A U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation has found an industrial concrete construction contractor failed to follow required safety procedures that could have prevented a 65-year-old worker from suffering fatal injuries when a shipping container weighing…
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Boss Watch: 7/5 – 7/12
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, July 5, and Friday, July 12 Alabama Killers A U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation has found an industrial concrete construction contractor failed to follow required safety procedures that could have prevented a 65-year-old worker from suffering fatal injuries when a shipping container weighing…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 6/28 – 7/5
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from June 27th to July 6th: New Campaigns Election Results Settlements, Grievances, & Unfair Labor Practices Strikes & Bargaining Politics & Legislation
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Boss Watch: 6/28 – 7/5
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, June 28, and Friday, July 5 Florida Killers A federal workplace safety investigation found a Florida labor contractor could have prevented the fatal illness of a 41-year-old worker who collapsed while harvesting oranges at Alico Farms in December 2023 by taking required steps to protect…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 6/21 – 6/28
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from June 21st to June 28th: New Campaigns Campaign Updates Election Results Strikes & Bargaining Politics & Legislation Internal Union Affairs
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 6/14 – 6/21
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from June 14th to June 21st: New Campaigns Campaign Updates Election Results Settlements, Grievances, & Unfair Labor Practices Strikes & Bargaining Politics & Legislation
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Boss Watch: 6/14 – 6/21
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, June 14 and Friday, June 27 Alabama Killer A Boaz mobile home manufacturer could have prevented a 62-year-old roofing laborer’s fatal fall had the employer followed required fall protection standards, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that the…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 6/7 – 6/14
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from June 7th to June 14th New Campaigns Election Results Strikes & Bargaining Politics & Legislation Internal Union Affairs
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Boss Watch: 6/7 – 6/14
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, June 7 and Friday, June 14 Kentucky Thieves The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order requiring one of the nation’s most successful thoroughbred horse trainers to pay $243,260 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages after its investigation found…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 5/31 – 6/7
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from May 31st to June 7th: New Campaigns Campaign Updates June 10th will be the conclusion of the vote among 27,000 Fairfax County education workers and support staff about whether or not to unionize with the Fairfax Education Unions (FEU) Election Results Settlements, Grievances,…
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Boss Watch: 5/31 – 6/7
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, May 31 and Friday, June 7 Virginia Animal Abusers The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Envigo RMS LLC pleaded guilty to conspiring to knowingly violate the Animal Welfare Act, and Envigo Global Services Inc. pleaded guilty to a felony of conspiring to knowingly violate…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 5/24 – 5/31
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from May 24th to May 31st: New Campaigns Campaign Updates Election Results Strikes & Bargaining Politics & Legislation Internal Union Affairs United Campus Workers of Tennessee voted to join other southern UCW groups in CWA District 3