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Stephan Bisaha/Gulf States Newsroom/The nine to eight vote against unionizing makes the Lafayette store one of few to do so during a wave of union victories within the coffee giant. -
Rashah McChesney/Gulf States Newsroom/As a new college football season kicks off, a brighter spotlight will be put on HBCUs in the Gulf South, thanks to the influence of “Coach Prime.”
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If successful, the store at 4300 Ambassador Caffery Parkway would be the second in Louisiana and the third in the Gulf South to unionize this year. -
In Her Hands, a guaranteed income initiative for women, is launching soon in Cuthbert, Georgia and its surrounding counties. Here’s how it’s coming together.
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For years, Farish Street has been viewed as a failed business district. But Black business owners are working to shift the narrative of the historic street.
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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.
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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.
