Courts Lawsuit filed against Hyundai and Kia over alleged “severe labor exploitation” Hyundai called the allegations in the lawsuit filed by Jobs to Move America “baseless” in a Thursday statement. Chance PhillipsNovember 14, 2025
Economy Work release programs depress wages at Hyundai suppliers, study suggests The Columbia Labor Lab study appears to show increasing plants’ share of incarcerated workers reduces the wages of free workers. Chance PhillipsNovember 7, 2025
Economy 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. Chance PhillipsMay 22, 2024
Economy Virtual event to focus on labor rights in the South Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin is to be featured in the virtual event, to be held Nov. 4. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 26, 2021
National Game Changer Award awarded to Birmingham native Erica Iheme A graduate of Alabama A&M, Iheme spent 17 years as an organizer and union builder throughout the United States. John H. GlennOctober 13, 2021
Economy Alabama’s corporate subsidies cost $4 billion over three decades, report says Officials exchange tax breaks for long-term benefits, but the state does so without letting taxpayers know as much as other states do. Micah DanneyAugust 13, 2021
State Report: Alabama’s incentives to businesses lack transparency, accountability Between 1993 and 2020, Alabama lawmakers gave away more than $4 billion in subsidies to corporations. Eddie BurkhalterAugust 11, 2021
Opinion Opinion | Jobs to move America Before COVID-19 swept the country, public officials celebrated Alabama’s 2.7 percent unemployment rate: it was a record low for our state, and lower than... Patricia ToddApril 3, 2020