Every week in the south, workers organize new unions, they bargain for new contracts, they fight for good legislation and against bad legislation, and they put the boss in their place. These are some of the stories we could find from July 10th to July 17th: this is Last Week in Southern Labor. New Campaigns…
Author: Jacob Morrison
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Boss Watch: 7/10 – 7/17
Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. These are last week’s stories, this is Boss Watch. Texas Endangerers A U.S. Department of Labor investigation concluded that a Houston utility construction company exposed employees to safety hazards after an excavation…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 7/3 – 7/10
Every week in the south, workers organize new unions, they bargain for new contracts, they fight for good legislation and against bad legislation, and they put the boss in their place. These are all the stories we could find from July 3rd to 10th. New Campaigns 404 workers in 12 bargaining units have gone public…
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Boss Watch: 7/3 – 7/10
Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. These are last week’s stories, this is Boss Watch. Alabama Exploiters Managers for an Alabama construction company have been arrested in Italy on suspicion of international labor exploitation. The company, Caddell Construction,…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 6/26 – 7/3
Every week in the south, workers organize new unions, they bargain for new contracts, they fight for good legislation and against bad legislation, and they put the boss in their place. These are all of the stories we could find from June 26th to July 3rd. New Campaigns 113 workers in 5 bargaining units have…
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Boss Watch: 6/26 – 7/3
Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. These are last week’s stories, this is Boss Watch. Texas Endangerers The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed more than $3.5 million in fines against three companies after federal inspectors determined they…
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Last Month in Southern Labor: 5/22 – 6/26
Every week in the south, workers organize new unions, they bargain for new contracts, they fight for good legislation and against bad legislation, and they put the boss in their place. These are some of the stories we could find from May 22nd to June 26th: this is Last MONTH in Southern Labor New Campaigns…
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Boss Watch: 5/15 – 6/26
Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. These are last week’s stories, this is Boss Watch. Hello sisters and brothers! It’s been a minute since you’ve gotten one of our newsletters – sorry about that. I spent two full…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 5/15 – 5/22
Every week in the south, workers organize new unions, they bargain for new contracts, they fight for good legislation and against bad legislation, and they put the boss in their place. These are all of the stories we could find from May 15th to May 22nd. New Campaigns 205 workers in 4 bargaining units have…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 5/7 – 5/15
Every week in the south, workers organize new unions, they bargain for new contracts, they fight for good legislation and against bad legislation, and they put the boss in their place. These are all the stories we could find from May 8th to May 15th. New Campaigns 9 workers in 1 bargaining unit have gone…
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Boss Watch: 5/8 – 5/15
Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. These are last week’s stories, this is Boss Watch. Alabama Discriminators Quality Restaurant Concepts, owner and operator of approximately 60 Applebee’s-branded restaurants across the southeastern U.S., will pay $270,000 and provide other…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 5/1 – 5/8
Every week in the south, workers organize new unions, they bargain for new contracts, they fight for good legislation and against bad legislation, and they put the boss in their place. These are some of the stories we could find from May 1st to May 8th. New Campaigns 1183 workers in 10 bargaining units have…