Unions remain, and recent strikes at Cabell Huntington Hospital and Special Metals show workers remain willing to walk a picket line when they believe their employers are unwilling to meet reasonable demands.
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Governors in the region are "truly astonished that workers might not trust their corporate overlords with their working conditions, pay, health, and retirement," said one critic.
Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su says workers at southern auto plants should be free to unionize without employer or political interference, even as some southern states pass new laws