Nissan Mississippi faces OSHA fine ahead of union march
The automaker is coming under scrutiny from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration amid blooming efforts for labor union organization....
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Danny Glover joins fight to unionize Nissan
Unsafe working conditions, injuries on the job, fighting against unions with intimidation tactics; that’s what Nissan workers have described as their daily reality at the...
Danny Glover to speak at Tougaloo College
Actor, director and labor activist Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon, The Color Purple) will speak at Tougaloo College’s Woodworth Chapel at noon on Friday about the...
Bernie Sanders coming to Mississippi
by kim
A familiar face and name will be gracing our Magnolia State. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont Senator and former Presidential candidate is coming to Canton. Sanders...
Move Mississippi Forward held press conference in Jackson
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- Move Forward Mississippi held a press conference at the Capitol in Jackson Thursday to discuss the economic impact Nissan has had on Mississippi....
Earthquakes in Mississippi: Two Quakes Confirmed in Madison County
by kim
CANTON, Miss.–Yes, those were earthquakes you felt if you live in Madison County. Two quakes were confirmed Saturday evening by the U.S. Geological Survey. The...
Southern Automotive Compact Pushed by Bryant, Could Be Headquartered in Mississippi
by kim
Bryan Davis, reporter with the Birmingham Business Journal, contributed to this report. BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–The automotive industry may indeed be the manufacturing future of Mississippi, with...
Union Forms at Tuscaloosa Plant, Could Have Implications in Mississippi
by kim
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.–A union is not what many state officials want at any of Mississippi’s auto manufacturing plants, but the United Auto Workers of America have...
The Kidnapping of Katelyn Beard: Police: “We’re Just Trying to See Where the Body’s At”
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–You saw the Amber Alert Sunday when Katelyn Beard went missing. Now police have the man they ID’d as the kidnapper, Deayne Thompson. He...
Mississippi-Made Nissans and Bret Michaels is In Love With Them
by kim
CANTON, Miss.–It’s called “Tough Love” and Poison lead singer Bret Michaels is singing to Nissan vans and SUVs. He’s belting out Lionel Ritchie and Diana...