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Labor union

Economy

Huntsville Starbucks workers file for a union election

APR spoke with two baristas about their experiences at the Huntsville Starbucks location and why they want to unionize.

April 29, 2025

Workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize at Tuscaloosa chemical plant

Sixteen of 19 workers at the Gaylord Chemical facility in Tuscaloosa voted to join the International Chemical Workers Union.

January 10, 2025

CWA reaches tentative agreement with AT&T, strike ends

If ratified, the contracts will be made official and go into effect.

September 17, 2024

Alabama union membership down 23.2 percent since 2013, but beginning to rise

Union membership in Alabama has actually been on the rise since 2021.

August 21, 2024

Labor organization continues in Alabama as longshoremen strike looms

Contract negotiations broke down between the ILA and the employer association USMX in June.

August 15, 2024

Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su visits New Flyer plant in Anniston

The acting secretary of labor visited the Anniston New Flyer plant, where workers unionized and won significant raises this year.

June 13, 2024

Workers at an electric bus plant in Anniston unionized and won double-digit raises

Thanks to a new law, New Flyer would’ve faced severe penalties if they’d voluntarily recognized the union just months later.

May 22, 2024

Mercedes workers set to vote for union in May

Five thousand workers will participate in the vote facilitated by the National Labor Relations Board.

April 19, 2024

Unions threaten Alabama’s low wages, not Alabama’s workers

Unions are a threat to Alabama's "economic model," and that's a wonderful thing for millions of underpaid workers.

January 16, 2024

Rep. Wood on WestRock lockout: “I am very much on the side of management”

She said that if the workers don’t like it, they can go work somewhere else.

December 20, 2022