Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, March 28, and Friday, April 4 North Carolina Discriminators From the EEOC: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is inviting male job applicants who were not hired by Kickback Jack’s restaurants in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia to contact the federal agency for possible…
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NALC Steward: “Ultimately this arbitration award is a huge slap in the face to letter carriers”
Last week, on Monday, March 24, 2025, Arbitrator Dennis Nolan issued a final arbitration award after serving as neutral arbitration between the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and the United States Postal Service (USPS) following their struggle to reach a mutually agreeable contract in February. The award sets the terms of a three-year collective-bargaining…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 3/21 – 3/28
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from March 21 to March 28 New Campaigns Election Results Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs
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Boss Watch: 3/21 – 3/28
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, March 21, and Friday, March 28 There continues to be no new enforcement actions or resolutions of enforcement actions at the EEOC, OSHA, MSHA, and DOL. South Carolina Retaliator From the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF): For years, Charleston fire fighters have raised concerns…
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Alabama Bus Drivers are Fighting for a Fair Contract
Two weeks ago, on Tuesday, March 11, a group of nearly thirty bus drivers for Wave Transit System rallied in the form of what’s called a “sick out,” protesting major concerns they have had regarding the company’s non-cooperation at the negotiating table and overall poor treatment of drivers. Antonie Maiben, who is President of the…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 3/14 – 3/21
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from March 14 to March 21 New Campaigns Election Results Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative
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Boss Watch: 3/14 – 3/21
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, March 14, and Friday, March 21 There continues to be no new enforcement actions or resolutions of enforcement actions at the EEOC, OSHA, MSHA, and DOL. Union Busters Brought to you by LaborLab: The nation’s leading watchdog standing with working families to stop employer coercion and…
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VW Chattanooga Worker: “They wanted us to take away our right to strike over grievances. We’re not going to do that.”
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…