Author: Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 7/18 – 8/1

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 7/18 – 8/1

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from July 18 to August 1 New Campaigns Election Results Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative

    Jacob Morrison

  • Boss Watch: 7/18 – 8/1

    Boss Watch: 7/18 – 8/1

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, July 18, and Friday, August 1 Alabama Child Abusers The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in federal court against an Alabama poultry processor requiring them to pay $385,000 in civil money penalties for federal child labor law violations and barring the…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 7/11 – 7/18

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 7/11 – 7/18

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from July 11 to July 18 New Campaigns Election Results Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 7/4 – 7/11

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 7/4 – 7/11

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from July 4 to July 11 New Campaigns Campaign Updates Election Results Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative Internal Union Affairs

    Jacob Morrison

  • Boss Watch: 7/4 – 7/11

    Boss Watch: 7/4 – 7/11

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, July 4, and Friday, July 11 Florida Endangerers The U.S. Department of Labor has cited an Orlando target-missile manufacturer for exposing workers to fire, burn, and inhalation hazards, after a December 2024 fire at its facility, hospitalizing two employees and injuring others.  Investigators with the…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 6/20 – 7/4

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 6/20 – 7/4

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from June 20 to July 4 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 Florida…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Boss Watch: 6/27 – 7/4

    Boss Watch: 6/27 – 7/4

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, June 27, and Friday, July 4 Georgia Discriminators 1st Franklin Financial Corporation, a consumer lender with more than 370 branches throughout the southeastern United States, violated federal law by discriminating against a class of employees when it denied them reasonable accommodations and then fired them…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 6/13 – 6/20

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 6/13 – 6/20

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from June 13 to June 20 New Campaigns Election Results Grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, & Court Cases Strikes & Bargaining Political & Legislative

    Jacob Morrison

  • Boss Watch: 6/13 – 6/20

    Boss Watch: 6/13 – 6/20

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, June 13, and Friday, June 20 Florida Killers The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited two event production companies following an inspection concerning an October 2024 employee fatality. Stage FX Inc. and James Thomas Productions LLC were cited with serious violations…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 5/30 – 6/14

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 5/30 – 6/14

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from May 30 to June 13 Sorry I didn’t get last week in southern labor out last week yall – time got away from me. So this is a two week round-up. I’ll take this time at the top to remind readers…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Boss Watch: 6/6 – 6/13

    Boss Watch: 6/6 – 6/13

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, June 6, and Friday, June 13 Georgia Discriminators Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. (CHOA), a pediatric health care system based in Atlanta, will pay $50,000 and undertake remedial measures to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Boss Watch: 5/30 – 6/6

    Boss Watch: 5/30 – 6/6

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, May 30, and Friday, June 6 Mississippi Discriminators Ground Zero Biloxi LLC, which operates a blues club located in Biloxi, Mississippi, violated federal law by subjecting an assistant manager to sexual harassment by one of its co-owners and firing the worker for complaining about the…

    Jacob Morrison