The Valley Labor Report

Shifting $1.2 TRILLION to Everyday Workers?! The Study Corporate Bosses Fear!

360 views · 1w ago · 22:20

Guest: Economic Policy Institute

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Topics: Connecting Research to Organizing: State of Working America Reports · The Affordability Crisis, Minimum Wages, and Southern Organizing · 40 Years of EPI: The "Workers Think Tank" & The Pay-Productivity Gap · Family Budget Calculator: Measuring the Real Cost of Living · Tripling Union Density: A Call Back to 1950s Worker Power · Massive Wealth Inequity: Top 0.1% vs. The Bottom 50%

The Trump Administration Just Dropped a Federal School Voucher Bombshell!

305 views · 1w ago · 18:03

The Trump administration is pushing a major federal school voucher proposal! We dive into the debate over federal tax credits versus state vouchers, explore expert arguments on whether public schools can tap into these funds, and break down proposed multi-billion-dollar cuts to K-12 education. Watch to find out what is really at stake for our public schools!

Topics: Federal Tax Credit vs. State Vouchers: How It Differs from Alabama's CHOOSE Act · Teachers Unions Respond: AFT's Randi Weingarten Calls It a "Poison Pill" · How Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs) and State Opt-Ins Function · Dr. Josh Cowen’s Analysis: Can Public School Students Access These Funds? · "Intercepting School Vouchers": Strategies to Regulate and Reclaim Funding · The Alabama Dilemma: Removing Income Caps on the CHOOSE Act

Bosses Hired 5 Law Firms to Stop These Equipment Rental Employees—Workers Won Anyway!

207 views · 1w ago · 15:32

Alabama workers just scored a massive union victory against all odds! We dive into an 18-month organizing battle at Skyworks Equipment Rental in Decatur with IUOE Local 320 Business Manager Cory Kuykendall. We explore corporate union-busting attempts, retaliatory firings, and how workers fought all the way to a historic contract settlement. Watch to find out how they pulled it off!

Topics: 5AM McDonald's Parking Lot Meeting & Card Signing · Skyworks in the North vs. First Organizing Drive in the South · Landslide 11-4 NLRB Election Win & Management Backlash · Contract Reversal: Owner Reneges After Two Weeks of Bargaining · Burning $60,000+: $600/Hour Attorneys & Hired Consultants · Settlement Breakthrough: Five Grievances Push Company to Settle

Hospital Stripped Away Crucial Staff—Now Chattanooga Nurses Are Fighting Back!

145 views · 1w ago · 23:59

Guest: Holley Messer

Nurses in Chattanooga are organizing for patient safety! We talk with Holley Messer, an RN at CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital, about stripped resources, severe cuts to support staff, and why nurses are organizing with National Nurses United. We dive into the reality of bedside care and push back against corporate union-busting myths. Watch to find out what is really happening!

Topics: Five Years at CommonSpirit: Rebranding and Slashed Hospital Resources · Slashed Roles: Losing Unit Secretaries, IV Teams & Wound Care Nurses · How Clerical and Cleaning Cuts Burden Bedside Nursing · "Death by a Thousand Cuts": Spreading Frustration Across Units · Choosing National Nurses United (NNU) & Local Union Inspiration · Trade Union Roots: Family Support from IBEW and Carpenters

Tommy Tuberville vs. Doug Jones: Alabama Governor Race Controversy Breakdown

599 views · 1w ago · 13:39

Controversy is heating up in Alabama's race for governor! We break down the latest headlines surrounding Tommy Tuberville's campaign, including his response to Doug Jones over donating his Senate salary to veterans, pushback from local GOP lawmakers over his comments on North Alabama, and his plans to bring federal DOGE policies to state government. Watch to get the full story!

Topics: Midterm Race Overview: Tuberville vs. Doug Jones · Tuberville’s Response to Accusations Over Veterans Salary Donations · Analyzing Tuberville's Tax Excuse for Keeping the Salary · Tuberville Targets Huntsville & GOP Rep. James Lomax Pushes Back · "Government Schools" & Attracting Out-of-State Workers to North Alabama · Tuberville's Pitch on Presidential Sabotage

After Volkswagon, Chattanooga Nurses Decide to Unionize - TVLR 10/17/26

548 views · 1w ago · 2:37:58

We talk to a Decatur union about how they beat back union busting and won a contract with backpay. We also talk to Chattanooga nurses about their union campaign. In OVERTIME, we talk to Jasmyne from the Economic Policy Institute about their recent conference and their report on union density.

We Talk to the Memphis Police Association

337 views · 2w ago · 58:56

Guest: Memphis Police Association VP

Do police unions belong in the labor movement? We dive into an interview with Memphis Police Association VP John Covington, explore the debate around police unionism and labor solidarity, and break down what happened when Memphis tried to revoke collective bargaining rights. Watch to hear the full debrief!

Topics: John Covington's Path from Teaching to Law Enforcement · Union Density & the 1968 Sanitation Strike Legacy in Memphis · Resisting the Mayor's Push to End Public Sector Bargaining · Partisan Politics vs. Practical Municipal Labor Advocacy · Supporting the BCTGM Strike and Respecting Picket Lines · Navigating Accountability, Legal Defense, and Due Process

The Real Reason Shawn Fain Crushed the UAW Election in a Complete Blowout!

290 views · 2w ago · 31:08

Shawn Fain just won re-election in a massive UAW landslide! We sit down with Stellantis parts distribution worker Henry Salazar from Local 230 to break down why rank-and-file members rallied behind the reform slate. We dive into the game-changing Stand-Up Strike, union democracy, and what autoworkers are demanding as they prepare for May Day 2028. Watch to find out what really drove this historic vote!

Topics: From Skeptic to Supporter: Why Salazar Backed Shawn Fain · Stock Buybacks vs. Worker Wages & Corporate Excuses · Culture War Attacks vs. The Working-Class Pocketbook · CAP Councils: How Rank-and-File Members Drive Political Endorsements · Health & Safety on the Floor: Zero Premium Healthcare & Local Unity · Internal HQ Squabbles & Why Members Ignored Solidarity House Drama