Ingalls approves extension with five unions
The five unions at Ingalls Shipbuilding division have approved an extension of their collective bargaining agreements with the company. The contract affects employees represented by...
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Nissan Vote: UAW Yes or No
by Alex Paton
Nissan employees are set to vote on whether or not the Canton Plant will be unionized. Some people are wondering what the Union has to offer. “When you look at any list that...
Nissan Mississippi faces OSHA fine ahead of union march
by Jared Bounds
The automaker is coming under scrutiny from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration amid blooming efforts for labor union organization....
Father and Son Shot Dead in March, Neshoba Man Indicted for Double Murder
by kim
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.–The double shooting of a father and son who had owned Wendy’s restaurants in several counties is why a grand jury in Neshoba County...
Oil Refinery Strikes Continue, Mississippi Gas Prices Keep Going Up
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–You can see the results of what walk-outs at oil refineries in California and Kentucky are doing to gas prices in Mississippi on a...
Ingalls, Unions Agree to New Contract, Raises Over the Next Three Years
by kim
PASCAGOULA, Miss.–Negotiations between Ingalls Shipbuilding and four unions have ended with a new contract agreement and the workers staying n the job. The new deal...
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...
Freedom Summer: Celebration of the Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–Mississippi was at the epicenter of the Civil Rights struggle in the 1960s and perhaps the most intense year of that struggle was 1964....
Strike at Stennis Space Center: It’s Over and Workers Are Back on the Job
by kim
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss.–It was five days on strike for workers at the Stennis Space Center who were part of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers...
Strike At Stennis: Machinists Union Workers Couldn’t Reach a Deal
by kim
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss.–Don’t be surprised if you see picket signs near Stennis Space Center in Hancock County today. Workers who are members of the International Association...