Alabama
Dollar store workers in the South have a labor movement. Just don’t call it a union | #elections | #alabama
Before David Williams approaches his fellow Dollar General workers in New Orleans to talk about organizing, he knows the first thing they’ll ask: Are you a union? He answers with a flat no. “Once the word union is…out of the way, that’s when we all get together and come up with a plan and figure […]
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Alabama
Lafayette Starbucks workers file to unionize, claiming management ignored complaints | #elections | #alabama
An open letter signed by six workers at the store in late June accused Starbucks of creating a hostile and unsafe environment, poor management and disregarding workers’ physical and mental health. “We have been short-handed on the floor multiple times and ignored by management when we needed extra coverage,” the letter reads. Pro-union workers at […]
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