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A Bust for Barbour’s Corporate Welfarenew

Chiquita, known as the United Fruit Company before that name became synonymous with political bullying and corruption in Latin America, announced recently that it was moving its operation at the Port of Gulfport to New Orleans.
Jackson Free Press  |  Joe Atkins  |  06-06-2014  |  Business & Labor

Organizing in the Southnew

The spirit of revival certainly was in the air at Tougaloo College's Holmes Hall 
Jan. 29, where a crowd of 200 or more gathered to show support for Nissan workers seeking a union election at the giant plant in Canton.
Jackson Free Press  |  Joe Atkins  |  02-15-2013  |  Business & Labor

Attention Walmart Shoppersnew

Walmart's "chintzy" attitude toward the wages and benefits of its workers isn't news. What may be news to many, however, is just how bad it is for workers at Walmart suppliers around the world.
Jackson Free Press  |  Joe Atkins  |  12-21-2012  |  Business & Labor

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