Author: Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 1/27 – 2/2

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 1/27 – 2/2

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from January 26th to February 2nd: NEW CAMPAIGNS 2 workers at Jupiter Aluminum in Wellsburg, WV filed a petition to hold a union election with the United Steel Workers (USW) 1 workers at Transdev Services in Mobile, AL filed a petition to…

    Jacob Morrison

  • BOSS WATCH: 1/28 – 2/2

    BOSS WATCH: 1/28 – 2/2

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, January 28 and Friday, February 5 —FLORIDA THIEVES— The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $901,625 in back wages and liquidated damages for 75 workers of a Florida grocery store enterprise after finding their employer wrongly exempted them from eligibility for overtime pay. The department’s Wage…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 1/19 – 1/26

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 1/19 – 1/26

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from January 19th to January 26th: NEW CAMPAIGNS 3 workers at Victory Toyota in Triadelphia, WV filed for a union election with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Workers likely pushed by their employer filed a petition to decertify the International Association of…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 1/5 – 1/19

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 1/5 – 1/19

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from January 5th to January 19th: NEW CAMPAIGNS Workers at Mercedes in Tuscaloosa, AL announced they reached 30% cards signed with the UAW and have gone public with their union campaign, and have continued to stay loud, responding to the Governor, and…

    Jacob Morrison

  • BOSS WATCH: 1/6 – 1/19

    BOSS WATCH: 1/6 – 1/19

    Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, January 5 and Friday, January 19 —MISSISSIPPI KILLERS— For the second time in just over two years, a poultry processing plant in Hattiesburg has disregarded safety standards that have led to a worker’s death, this time a 16-year-old sanitation worker who was pulled into a…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 12/15/23 – 1/5/24

    Last Week in Southern Labor: 12/15/23 – 1/5/24

    Here’s what workers in the US South and the American colonies were up to in the three weeks between December 15 and January 5: NEW CAMPAIGNS 10 remote animation workers at Disney in 6 states including TN, TX, VA filed for a union election with IATSE’s Animation Guild – Local 839.  51 workers at CQ…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 12/8 – 12/15

    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…

    Jacob Morrison

  • BOSS WATCH: 12/8 – 12/15

    BOSS WATCH: 12/8 – 12/15

    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…

    Jacob Morrison

  • REVISED: Last Week in Southern Labor: 12/1 – 12/8

    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…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 11/25 – 12/1

    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…

    Jacob Morrison

  • BOSS WATCH: 11/25 – 12/1

    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…

    Jacob Morrison

  • Last Week in Southern Labor: 11/17 – 11/25

    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…

    Jacob Morrison