Tish Faulks, legal director of the Alabama ACLU, talks to us about the new district maps in Alabama and their lawsuit against the gerrymanders. We go over what happened Last Week in Southern Labor and Otis Berryhill, political coordinator and training director for the Ironworkers Local 477, breaks down the new infrastructure law and trade union apprenticeships.

Show Notes

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Groups Launch Legal Challenges Over Alabama Racial Gerrymandering: https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/groups-launch-legal-challenges-over-alabama-racial-gerrymandering

Contact Ironworkers 477 to learn more about apprenticeships: http://ironworkers477.org/contact-us.html

Read Jonah's newsletter: https://whogetsthebird.substack.com/

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The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama. The show covers local, state, and national news with an emphasis on the former two. Jacob and Adam hope to educate the audience about the power they can have with their fellow workers through cooperation, organizing, and solidarity.

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What is The Valley Labor Report?

The Valley Labor Report is a weekly talk radio show from Huntsville Alabama hosted by Jacob Morrison and Adam Keller. We focus on organized labor, worker, civil and human rights. The show airs live every Saturday from 9:30AM – 11AM on both YouTube and WVNN Huntsville, 92.5 FM, on Saturdays at 5:00 AM on WHIV New Orleans, 102.3 FM, and on Tuesdays at 5:00 PM on WZZA Muscle Shoals, 1410 AM, and as a widely available podcast. We cover local, state, and national news for workers, by workers. The hosts hope specifically to educate the audience about the power they have through organizing and solidarity. Watch on YouTube and listen later where you get your favorite podcasts.
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