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Recent Coverage
“Dollar General Sees Stock Tumble, Faces Fire from Labor Group” by Meghan Hall
Sourcing Journal, August 30, 2024
“Step Up Louisiana Announces Once-in-a-Generation Investment in Grassroots Organizing” by Veronika Lee Clarghorn,
Biz New Orleans, August 22, 2024
“Looming closure of Dollar General in New Orleans East sparks protest” by Jordan Lippincott
WGNO, July 30, 2024
“Q&A: A New Orleans Dollar General employee discusses $12M settlement, store closures” by Stephen Bisaha
WWNO, August 13, 2024
Advocates planning to rally for interim EBR superintendent at school board meeting by Michael Scheidt
BRProud.com, July 18, 2024
“Education advocate explains EBR Schools’ superintendent search” by Candace J. Semien
Drum Beats Louisiana, July 18, 2024
“Dollar General To Pay $12 Million to Settle OSHA Violations” by Vicki M. Young
Sourcing Journal, July 12, 2024
"We are New Orleans”: A Workers’ Bill of Rights Finds Common Ground” by Sarah Jaffe
In These Times, July 1, 2024
“Dollar Tree, A Virginia Corporate Success, Faces New Pressures Over Its History Of Violations” by Carolyn Shapiro
WHRO, Jun 13, 2024
“Dollar General workers rally for safety improvements, fair pay at Tennessee headquarters”
WTVC, May 29, 2024
“Voters to decide on enshrining workers’ rights in city charter” by Katie Jane Fernelius
Verite News, Mar 21, 2024
“New Orleans City Council unanimously supports Workers’ Bill of Rights” by Zach Labbé
CBS 42, Mar 20, 2024
“Can American Labor Seize the Moment?” by Hamilton Nolan
Mother Jones, Mar 8, 2024
“Report Reveals That Mega-Chains Threaten Small Businesses and the State’s Economy”
Big Easy Magazine, Feb 27, 2024
“Dollar Stores Show Capitalism at its Worst” by Alex Skopic
Current Affairs, Feb 5, 2024
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, November 19, 2023
“Dollar Store Workers Protest Alleged Unsafe Conditions in Wake of Violence at Some Locations”
Inside Edition, October 6, 2023
“Why Dollar General Might Just Be the Worst Retail Job in America” by By Josh Eidelson and Brendan Case
Bloomberg Businessweek, September 19, 2023
“Working at Dollar General Is So Awful Even Investors Are Worried” by Josh Eidelson and Brendan Case
Bloomberg Law News, Sep 20, 2023
“For the Jacksonville Shooter, Dollar General Was an Easy Target” by Alex N. Press
Jacobin, August 29, 2023
“Dangerous Conditions Are Driving Dollar General Workers to Rise Up” by Mike Kuhlenbeck
The Progressive, June 7, 2023
“49 people have been killed at Dollar General stores since 2014. Workers are protesting for safer conditions” by Nathaniel Meyersohn
CNN Business, May 31, 2023
“Grace King High School students and parents speak out amid closure” by Alyssa Curtis
WWL Louisiana, May 26, 2023
“In Louisiana, Rock-Bottom Minimum Wage Is Becoming a Liability for Republicans” by Mike Ludwig
Truthout, May 17, 2023
“Dollar store employees protest for safer workplaces” by Greg LaRose
Louisiana Illuminator, December 13, 2022
“Advocates aim to expand law to help formerly incarcerated people get employed” by Perry Robinson
WAFB9 News, March 29, 2022
