Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the week ending on Friday, December 15 —GEORGIA KILLERS— The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board completed their investigation into the 2021 deaths of 6 Gainesville poultry plant workers by liquid nitrogen, saying the deaths were “completely preventable.” Friend of the show Luis Feliz Leon wrote about this…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 12/8 – 12/15
Here’s what workers in the US South and the American colonies were up to in the week ending on December 15: NEW CAMPAIGNS The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1933 filed a petition for a union election to add 4 workers at Lee County Electric Cooperative in North Fort Myers, FL to the…
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REVISED: Last Week in Southern Labor: 12/1 – 12/8
NOTE: Sorry for the duplicate mailing — we accidentally published this edition of Last Week in Southern Labor before necessary revisions and updates had been completed. We received additional details and responses from Emory Unite! and others, for instance, which have now been properly included below. So without further adieu, here’s what workers in the US South and the American…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 11/25 – 12/1
Here’s what workers in the Southern U.S. and her Colonies were up to from November 25 – December 6: NEW CAMPAIGNS The UAW is launching the largest organizing campaign in modern history, targeting 150,000 workers nationwide at 13 non union auto companies for unionization. Workers likely led or pushed by their employer at Sherwin Williams in…
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BOSS WATCH: 11/25 – 12/1
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the week ending on Friday, December 1 — FLORIDA ENDANGERERS — A federal workplace safety investigation found a South Bay correctional and rehabilitation facility failed to follow recognized safety practices, leaving employees vulnerable to violent attacks and injuries, including one worker who a patient reportedly struck in the face…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 11/17 – 11/25
Here’s what workers in the Southern U.S. and her Colonies were up to from November 17 – November 25: The employer filed for a union election after a majority of the 237 workers at nursing and rehab center Riverwood Center, LLC in Jacksonville, FL showed support for unionization with the Independent Association of Public and Private…
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BOSS WATCH: 11/17 – 11/25
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the week ending on Friday, November 25 Papa John’s Pizza will pay $175,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced last week. According to the EEOC’s suit, in early 2020, Michael Barnes applied…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 11/10 – 11/17
Here’s what workers in the Southern U.S. and her Colonies were up to from November 10 – November 17: The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 60 filed a unit clarification petition regarding the 500 worker bargaining unit it represents at Big State Electric in San Antonio, TX. I’m not exactly sure what clarification is…
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BOSS WATCH: 11/10 – 11/17
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the week ending on Friday, November 17 Federal investigators have recovered $532,842 in back wages and liquidated damages from a Montgomery home healthcare business that misclassified 67 employees as independent contractors, and incurred overtime wage violations as a result. U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 11/4 – 11/10
Here’s what workers in the Southern U.S. and her Colonies were up to from November 4 – November 10: 200 Nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin in Austin, TX filed for a union election with National Nurses United. Workers likely led or pushed by their employer, and represented by the National Right to Work Foundation,…
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BOSS WATCH: 11/3 – 11/10
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the week ending on Friday, November 10 The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $11.4 million in back wages and liquidated damages for more than 1,000 employees of an East Coast restaurant chain after a series of investigations and litigation by the department. The recovery is related to a…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 10/27 – 11/4
Here’s what workers in the Southern U.S. and her Colonies were up to from October 27 – November 4: 1223 workers at Manqual’s Office Cleaning Service in Guaynabo, PR filed for a union election with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1996 1840 more maintenance workers, these with Xpert’s in San Juan, PA, also filed…