State Union organizers vow to “not be oppressed by billion-dollar industries anymore” Organizers said they "have set the tone that the labor movement is alive right now, that Black Lives Matter is alive right now." Micah DanneyApril 12, 2021
State AFL-CIO poll shows majority of respondents support Bessemer union efforts Out of the 600 surveyed nationwide between March 28 and 30, 77 percent of respondents supported the unionization efforts. John H. GlennApril 6, 2021
State What to expect as Amazon’s union vote comes to an end It could take days or even weeks to learn the outcome. Amazon plants across the country are watching. Eddie BurkhalterMarch 30, 2021
Economy NLRB denies Amazon’s appeal on Bessemer union vote Ballots are to be mailed to workers in the Bessemer plant on Monday. Votes are to be tallied by March 30. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 5, 2021
Economy Amazon wants in-person voting for Bessemer workers mulling union vote Ballots could begin being mailed out to workers on Feb. 8, with the vote count to happen by March 30. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 26, 2021
Economy Ranchers group supports president’s order to keep meatpackers operating Thursday, rancher group R-CALF-USA announced that they were in support of President Donald J. Trump’s (R) executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to... Brandon MoseleyMay 1, 2020
Elections Alabama New South Alliance endorses Mallory Hagan in 3rd Congressional District race The Alabama New South Alliance — a branch of one of the state’s largest and most active Democratic organizations, the Alabama New South Coalition... Chip BrownleeMay 7, 2018