Alabama
Alabama Senate committee OKs bill that could punish voluntary union recognitions • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
An Alabama Senate committee Wednesday approved a bill that would withhold economic incentives from companies that voluntarily recognize unions or do not hold secret ballots in union elections. . SB 231, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, passed the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee on an 11-3 vote, down party lines. “It just […]
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Mercedes-Benz workers will vote on union in May • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
Workers at Mercedes-Benz’s plant in Vance will vote on a union between May 13 and May 17. The vote will come after months of organizing in the plant by workers who say compensation has stalled at the factory, widely credited with starting Alabama’s automotive industry in the 1990s. “We are ready to vote yes because […]
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