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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.

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.

Advocates in New Orleans work to curb gun violence by focusing on prevention and community needs over policing and aim to spread it across the Gulf South.

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.

“In Quarantine with Anne Frank,” helps students learn to talk to each other about discrimination.

The Gulf States Newsroom and Back Pocket Media will team up for Local Live(s) — a live storytelling event — on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama.

As the strike in Alabama drags on, coal miners say it’s not just about the money. They’re also fighting for their dignity.

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.

As Mississippi lawmakers plot how to keep more teachers in the state, educators warn the state’s bill targeting critical race theory could drive them away.