Wholesale and Department Store Union

Out of the 600 surveyed nationwide between March 28 and 30, 77 percent of respondents supported the unionization efforts.

It could take days or even weeks to learn the outcome. Amazon plants across the country are watching.

Ballots are to be mailed to workers in the Bessemer plant on Monday. Votes are to be tallied by March 30.

Ballots could begin being mailed out to workers on Feb. 8, with the vote count to happen by March 30.

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 declare meatpacking operations critical infrastructure that must remain open. R-CALF USA said in a statement that, “Trump’s action was necessary to prevent further collapse of the United States’ meat supply chain.” … Continued

The Alabama New South Alliance — a branch of one of the state’s largest and most active Democratic organizations, the Alabama New South Coalition — has endorsed Democratic candidate Mallory Hagan, a former Miss America, in the congressional race to unseat U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama. Hagan is running against Adia McClellan Winfrey for the … Continued