In "right-to-work" state, T-Mobile workers struggle for right to work
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Employees at a T-Mobile call center here say they endure a constant battle against the stress that comes from unrealistic performance standards, job insecurity and humiliation.
Today in labor history: S.C. hospital workers win union recognition strike
For over three months, 400 African-American hospital workers, mostly women, walked off their jobs in protest over discrimination and the right to form a union.
Sweatshops in America? Yes, at T-Mobile call centers
T-Mobile call center employees are forced to work in a highly stressful setting that demands they meet unrealistic quotas with only a short amount of time to handle customer requests.
Today in labor history: Denmark Vesey arrested for slave revolt
On June 18, 1822, slave revolt leaders Denmark Vesey, Peter Poyas and others were arrested in South Carolina. Vesey was hailed as a hero by abolitionists during the Civil War, including Frederick Douglass.
Machinists sound out Boeing workers in S.C.
The prospects of launching an organizing drive at the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft construction plant in anti-union South Carolina...
Today in labor history: Rally in support of Charleston Five
On this day in history in 2001, 5,000 demonstrators rallied in support of the Charleston Five.
South Carolina GOP seek drug tests and benefit cuts for jobless
This week a state senate panel in South Carolina approved a bill that would force unemployed workers to take drug tests in order to qualify for unemployment benefits.
Judge backs labor board over Boeing
A federal judge threw out a motion by Boeing to dismiss an NLRB lawsuit that charged the company with illegally punishing union workers in Washington state by moving a new production line to South Carolina.
Machinists, labor board official say Boeing broke law
Machinist workers are gathering allies as the battle grows over a top NLRB official's statement that Boeing broke labor law by moving aircraft production to anti-union South Carolina.
