Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from June 7th to June 14th New Campaigns Election Results Strikes & Bargaining Politics & Legislation Internal Union Affairs
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Boss Watch: 6/7 – 6/14
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, June 7 and Friday, June 14 Kentucky Thieves The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order requiring one of the nation’s most successful thoroughbred horse trainers to pay $243,260 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages after its investigation found…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 5/31 – 6/7
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from May 31st to June 7th: New Campaigns Campaign Updates June 10th will be the conclusion of the vote among 27,000 Fairfax County education workers and support staff about whether or not to unionize with the Fairfax Education Unions (FEU) Election Results Settlements, Grievances,…
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Boss Watch: 5/31 – 6/7
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, May 31 and Friday, June 7 Virginia Animal Abusers The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Envigo RMS LLC pleaded guilty to conspiring to knowingly violate the Animal Welfare Act, and Envigo Global Services Inc. pleaded guilty to a felony of conspiring to knowingly violate…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 5/24 – 5/31
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from May 24th to May 31st: New Campaigns Campaign Updates Election Results Strikes & Bargaining Politics & Legislation Internal Union Affairs United Campus Workers of Tennessee voted to join other southern UCW groups in CWA District 3
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Boss Watch: 5/24 – 5/31
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, May 24 and Friday, May 31 West Virginia Thieves An investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $175,000 in back wages from a Charleston coal mining company that laid off 44 Matewan miners and denied them a final paycheck while filing…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 5/17 – 5/24
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from May 17th to May 24th: New Campaigns Campaign Updates Workers at Natural Grocers in Norman, OK recently won a union election – it has since come out that the small grocery store retained a union busting consulting group at a rate of $450/hr/person…
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Boss Watch: 5/20 – 5/27
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, May 17 and Friday, May 24 Texas Polluters Today, May 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice announced the filing of a felony criminal charge and related civil complaint and consent decree under the Clean Air Act against TPC Group…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 5/10 – 5/17
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from May 10th to May 17th: New Campaigns Campaign Updates Hyundai workers rallied at a local Montgomery church with the support of Reverend William Barber of the Poor People’s campaign as they try to build support for their own election with the…
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Boss Watch: 5/10 – 5/17
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, May 10 and Friday, May 17 South Carolina Thieves U.S. Department of Labor investigators found a West Columbia gas station and convenience retailer failed to pay 29 employees overtime rates as required by law. Specifically, Samer Express, a gas station/convenience store combo established in South Carolina in…
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Last Week in Southern Labor: 5/3 – 5/10
Here’s what workers in the US South and the colonies were up to from May 3rd to May 10th New Campaigns Campaign Updates Mercedes replaced their CEO ahead of the union election, in a bid to follow Governor Ivey’s new tact of playing nice. Meanwhile “Pastor” Matthew Wilson, Tuscaloosa city councilor, is apparently being asked…
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Boss Watch: 5/3 – 5/10
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, May 3 and Friday, May 10 Florida Endangerers For the third time in five years, a federal investigation has found the operator of multiple psychiatric and rehabilitation facilities, has had workers seriously injured or killed in violent patient attacks, including an employee who suffered serious…