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Stephan Bisaha/Gulf States Newsroom/Fired up by a labor movement that’s seen big union victories recently, dollar store workers are organizing in their own way to improve work conditions. -
Stephan Bisaha/Gulf States Newsroom/General store owners in the Gulf South are — once again — looking for new ways to get by as high inflation becomes the latest threat to their businesses.
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The successful, 11-to-1 vote happened weeks after a former shift supervisor that led the unionization effort was fired by higher management. -
As 2022's economic woes continue, more people are using vanpools as a cost-effective way to get to work. It’s also helping out their employers.
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Workers at the downtown Birmingham coffee shop cast a near-unanimous vote to become the first Starbucks location in the state to say yes to forming a union.
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Billie Nyx says their firing from the Maple Street Starbucks was “a deliberate and strategic move” due to their role in unionizing efforts at the coffee shop.
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Starbucks stores in New Orleans and Birmingham could be the next to unionize. Those leading the efforts sit down to discuss why and what they've learned so far.
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A successful guaranteed income program in Jackson, Mississippi could offer insights to cities in Alabama and Louisiana as they launch their own pilots.
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Amtrak is making its final pitch for a Gulf Coast passenger train line. The private companies that own the tracks the trains would run on, however, oppose the deal.
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As the strike in Alabama drags on, coal miners say it’s not just about the money. They’re also fighting for their dignity.
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The added expense affects people in Alabama’s Black Belt differently, including road trippers, commuters and even those who can’t drive.
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Experts say activating unused oil wells could temper the rising costs at the gas pump, but consumers should not expect prices to get anywhere near their COVID low.
