DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — A disconnect between the Brightspeed corporate office and its employees led to an information picketing event in Downtown Dothan on Saturday afternoon. Over 20 people at the intersection of West Troy Street and North Oates Street in Dothan picketed to try and get better benefits from Brightspeed. This internet company is []
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — The local chapter of the Communication Workers of America could lose about 40 Brightspeed employees as they say it's an uphill battle trying to get more of a fair labor contract. The labor agreement for Brightspeed's Dothan chapter and North Alabama chapter expired one month ago. After negotiation a few weeks []
The labor dispute began late last year after the collective bargaining agreement ended Dec. 3, 2023.
VW workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., became the first big auto plant in the South to join the United Auto Workers in a victory for organized labor.
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga overwhelmingly voted to join the United
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to join the United Auto
The United Autoworkers Union took a risk in a Republican - and often anti-union - part of the US.
4,326 workers at the Volkswagen facility were eligible to vote.
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The United Auto Workers said late Friday that Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have overwhelmingly voted to join the union — marking a major milestone for the labor organization and its first successful organizing drive of an automaker outside of Detroit’s Big Three. Union organizing passed with 73% of the vote, or 2,628 workers, in support for the UAW, according to the National Labor Relations Board, which oversaw the election. A total of roughly 3,620, or about 84%, of the 4,326...
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For the second time in a matter of days, President Biden addressed one of the nation’s most important labor unions to boast that he’s fighting for them, but he’s also fighting to keep his grip on the once-reliable Democratic constituency.