Posts tagged Tommy Tuberville

    News Article ● Strike Unions

    Struggling Democrats hope growing union support will provide boost in midterms

    April 7, 2022 // But labor unions offer Democrats a chance to change that and appeal to workers normally outside their reach. While union membership sits tied at a record low, union approval has reached its highest point since 1965. According to Gallup, 68% of Americans approve of unions. And nearly half of Republicans say they do.

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    News Article ● Labor Strike

    Union official blasts Tuberville for Warrior Met Coal strike hearing comments

    February 21, 2022 // Larry Spencer, vice president of District 20 in the United Mine Workers of America, in a letter to Tuberville (R-Alabama) dated Friday, said the junior Alabama senator had not “reached out in any way to help get this matter resolved.”

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