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Rashah McChesney/Gulf States Newsroom/As a new college football season kicks off, a brighter spotlight will be put on HBCUs in the Gulf South, thanks to the influence of “Coach Prime.” -
Andi Rice for the Gulf States Newsroom/Federal labor officials fined the United Mine Workers of America union $13.3 million for, among other things, property damage at the picket lines.
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The successful, 11-to-1 vote happened weeks after a former shift supervisor that led the unionization effort was fired by higher management. -
As 2022’s economic woes continue, more people are using vanpools as a way to get to work more cost effectively. It’s also helping out their employers.
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Workers at the downtown Birmingham coffee shop cast a near-unanimous vote to become the first Starbucks location in the state to say yes to forming a union.
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Starbucks stores in New Orleans and Birmingham could be the next to unionize. Those leading the efforts sit down to discuss why and what they've learned so far.
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Amtrak is making its final pitch for a Gulf Coast passenger train line. The private companies that own the tracks the trains would run on, however, oppose the deal.
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As the strike in Alabama drags on, coal miners say it’s not just about the money. They’re also fighting for their dignity.
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Experts say activating unused oil wells could temper the rising costs at the gas pump, but consumers should not expect prices to get anywhere near their COVID low.
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Mississippi wants to move full steam ahead with plans to restore the passenger rail, but Alabama worries the line will disrupt freight rail.
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Experts say trucking can lift women out of poverty, but barriers like lack of access to child care keep them out.
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The tips Dora Whitfield earned at Harrah’s Casino covered her bills. But like a lot of workers, returning to work is not as simple as following the help wanted signs.
