What Marilyn Lands’ special election win means for Alabama, and Republican politics | #elections | #alabama
Marilyn Lands’ victory in an Alabama statehouse race in North Alabama on Tuesday followed a similar script for Alabama Democrats on the rare occasions they topple a Republican within the ruby red state. That includes winning a special election, receiving a boost from national media exposure, and generating support from Republicans. It happened for Doug […]
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Workers at Mercedes factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to vote in May on United Auto Workers union | #elections | #alabama
DETROIT (AP) — Thousands of workers at a big Mercedes-Benz factory near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will vote next month on whether they want to be represented by the United Auto Workers union. The National Labor Relations Board said Thursday that the vote will take place from May 13 to May 17 at the facilities in Vance […]
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Corporate Power Has Long Dominated Alabama. Autoworkers May Change That. | #elections | #alabama
Last week, the United Auto Workers (UAW) notched a historic victory when workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted decisively to unionize. This is the first triumph in the UAW’s ambitious new campaign to organize over a dozen nonunion auto plants across the U.S., especially in the South. Now the focus moves to […]
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Arthur Orr concerned Alabama auto manufacturing could ‘come to a screeching halt’ if UAW is successful | #elections | #alabama
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) is worried about the future of automobile manufacturing in Alabama because of the effort to unionize a Mercedes Benz factory. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that workers at the Mercedes Benz factory in Vance, Alabama will vote between May 13 and May 17 to unionize. The concern comes […]
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Alabama lawmakers advance bills to ensure Joe Biden is on the state’s ballot | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation Wednesday to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state’s November ballot, mirroring accommodations made four years ago for then-President Donald Trump. Legislative committees in the Alabama House of Representatives and Senate approved identical bills that would push back the state’s certification deadline from 82 days […]
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Amazon workers in Alabama tried to unionize twice. They may get a third shot : NPR | #elections | #alabama
Workers at this Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., held a revote on unionizing in March 2022, but the result remains unresolved. Jay Reeves/AP hide caption toggle caption Jay Reeves/AP Workers at this Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., held a revote on unionizing in March 2022, but the result remains unresolved. Jay Reeves/AP It could have […]
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After Tennessee VW plant votes to unionize, UAW eyes vote at Mercedes in Alabama | #elections | #alabama
Officials at Mercedes-Benz, whose North American headquarters is in metro Atlanta, said in a statement that they respect their employees’ choice whether to unionize of not. “We look forward to participating in the election process to ensure every Team Member has a chance to cast their own secret-ballot vote, as well as having access to […]
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Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama might get a third try at unionizing | #elections | #alabama
It could have been the first unionized Amazon warehouse in America. Now, three years later, workers are waiting to learn whether they’ll get a third shot at a union election. A sweeping, monthslong hearing begins on Thursday to decide the fate of the unionization campaign at Amazon’s facility in Bessemer, Alabama. An administrative law judge […]
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Alabama Senate passes measure ensuring Biden can be on ballot | #elections | #alabama
The Alabama State Senate unanimously approved a measure Tuesday that would ensure President Biden can be on the state’s ballot in November, after a state elections official warned that he may miss the deadline to qualify. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen (R) sent a letter to state Democratic Party Chair Randy Kelley earlier this […]
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Alabama House passes bill designed to deter employers from voluntarily recognizing unions | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Members of the Alabama House voted Tuesday to approve a bill designed to deter employers from voluntarily recognizing a unionization of their workforce. Sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, but carried in the House by Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen, R-Hartselle, Senate Bill 231 would make employers ineligible for state economic incentives if […]
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