Author: Jacob Morrison

  • Advocates visit Alabama lawmakers to urge support for Medicaid expansion

    Advocates visit Alabama lawmakers to urge support for Medicaid expansion

    edicaid expansion is an issue deeply relevant to working Alabamians, from the hundreds of thousands caught in the healthcare coverage gap to the many more who stand to gain from the potential economic impact. The Valley Labor Report will continue to provide coverage of the important fight to expand Medicaid in Alabama. Critical to that…

  • Yes, Republicans Want to Cut Social Security

    Yes, Republicans Want to Cut Social Security

    epublicans reacted raucously last week when President Joe Biden relayed one of the most basic, fundamental truths about American politics during his State of the Union address: Republican politicians want to cut Social Security and Medicare. The word “liar” could be heard during this section of the speech multiple times, and the camera panned to…

  • We Have a Favor to Ask You

    We Have a Favor to Ask You

    e’ve got big dreams for TVLR. Workers in the South need media built for them, by them. Media that reports on issues of importance to us, lifts up our stories, and analyzes the news from a workers perspective. We need media organizations that care about organization and our collective power, and that serves as a…

  • BOSS WATCH: 12/15/23 – 1/5/24

    BOSS WATCH: 12/15/23 – 1/5/24

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, December 15 and Friday, January 5 —TEXAS HARASSER— South Austin Nissan, a car dealership in Austin, Texas, operated by NICPA Central Auto Group, LLC, subjected female employees to sexual harassment and retaliated against employees when they reported the harassment the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…