Last Week in Southern Labor

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,…

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…

Here’s what workers in the Southern U.S. and her Colonies were up to from October 20-27: The employer filed for a union election after a majority of the 21 workers at Starbucks in Atlanta, GA showed support for unionization with Starbucks Workers United 6 workers at Lincare Inc in Wheeling, WV filed for a union election…

Here’s what workers in the Southern U.S. and the Colonies were up to from October 13-20: 41 workers at Republic Services in Calhoun, GA filed for a union election with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 728 19 workers at the Oklahoma Policy Institute in Tulsa, OK filed for a union election with the United Food…

Here’s what workers in the Southern U.S. and the Colonies were up to from October 6-14: 76 workers at Controls Southeast in Pineville, NC filed for a union election with the United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, Welders, and HVAC-R Service Techs (UA) Local 421 The National Right to Work Foundation filed a decertification petition on behalf…

Here’s what workers in the Southern U.S. and the Colonies were up to from September 29-October 6: The employer filed for a union election after 5 workers at Union Oil & Gas in Charleston, WV showed majority support for unionization with the United Steel Workers International Union (USW) The National Right to Work Foundation filed a…

Here’s what workers in the Southern U.S. and the Colonies were up to from September 22-29: We continue to try to make this newsletter more informative for you, so we want to add in this section whether or not the new filing is employer filed or worker filed. An employer filed election petition is one that…

Here’s what workers in the Southern U.S. and the Colonies were up to from September 16-22: 104 workers at Overseas Shipholding Group in Tampa, FL filed for unionization with the International Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots.  31 workers at Rivers Casino in Portsmouth, VA filed for unionization with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 822…

Here’s what Southern US workers were up to from September 8-15: Big week for election filings in the Southern US and colonies: 2,455 workers total just last week.  25 workers at Science News Media Group in Washington DC filed for a union election with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild Local 32035 84 drivers and merchandisers at…

Here’s what Southern US workers were up to from September 1-7: 10 workers at Blue Sprocket Pressing in Harrisonburg, VA filed for a union election with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 29 9 maintenance workers at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, MO filed for a union election with the Service…

Here’s what Southern US workers were up to from August 25 – September 1: 36 workers at the North Carolina Association of Educators in Raleigh, North Carolina filed for a union election with the North Carolina Staff Organization, and then withdrew their petition in the same week.  22 workers at Statesville Painting and Maintenance in…

Here’s what Southern US workers were up to from August 18 – 25: 1,722 PHD students providing instructional and research services at the private Emory University in Atlanta, GA filed for a union election with Workers United. They are holding a rally on Monday, 8/28 from 10-11am on the Quad outside the administration building. In…