This Report documents how voters of color, young voters and those with disabilities have been targeted with repressive laws and policies that undermine the hard-fought progress secured during the Civil Rights era.
For at least the last 40 years, pay and job quality for workers across the South has been inferior compared to other regions—thanks to the racist and anti-worker Southern economic development model.
Rooted in Racism and Economic Exploitation: This spotlight details the racist history of tipping, federal and state policy governing tipped work, and the experience of tipped workers in the economy—both nationwide and in the South.
Republican lawmakers have passed new laws on union elections for companies that receive state incentives.
Three labor disputes along the same highway in Alabama demonstrate the challenges and hopes facing unions in the Deep South.
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Shawn Fain says he expects ‘more of the same to come’ after celebrating union’s historic victory at Tennessee plant.
Southern politicians claim that “business-friendly” policies lead to an abundance of jobs and economic prosperity for all Southerners. The data actually show a grim economic reality.
Cracks have started to appear in red states’ anti-union front.
"The Saturday we went on strike was a powerful day. I felt like we were standing up for ourselves and for all the other underpaid, unappreciated workers who needed a change. I knew that my voice was going to make a difference."
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