Economy
April 10, 2014 -
Since Katrina, a lot has changed. The question is whether the change is for the better.
April 7, 2014 -
A Tennessee TV station obtained a leaked document that showed Gov. Bill Haslam offered $300 million to Volkswagen to expand its Chattanooga plant -- as long it kept out the UAW. Haslam had previously denied any role in the plot to block the union.
April 3, 2014 -
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers had been talking to Walmart, but it's the first company to sign up before any public protests. Organizers say the now up-and-running Fair Food Program made the difference.
March 17, 2014 -
The Immokalee farmworkers of Florida have won battles against some of the food industry's biggest corporations, and now they're taking aim at Publix and Wendy's.
March 7, 2014 -
The restaurant industry is the largest source of sexual harassment claims, while Florida's Coalition of Immokalee Workers says harassment of women farmworkers is pervasive.
February 28, 2014 -
Already under scrutiny for its coal ash pollution, Duke Energy has been named in a new report about U.S. companies that don't pay corporate income taxes. Meanwhile, its dirty business model takes a heavy toll on the public purse as well as public health.
February 21, 2014 -
This week nearly 150 activists and scholars gathered at Duke University to discuss what approaches and strategies will be needed if unions are to succeed in the South.