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Automakers rely on non-union plants in the South to drive down wages across the country. A UAW victory in Tennessee and an upcoming vote in Alabama could change that.
Marc D. Bayard is an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and the director of its Black Worker Initiative; he is also a senior advisor to
For union organizers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, the second time could be a charm — or not. After a crushing defeat last year, when a majority of workers voted against forming a union, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union is hoping for a different outcome in a do-over election. The National…
After a crushing defeat last year, organizers are hoping for a different outcome in a do-over election.
In 2021 the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union failed to form a union at an Alabama Amazon warehouse after most workers opposed it. But the National Labor Relations Board ruled Amazon influenced that vote, and results of the do-over are expected soon.