Downtown Mobile’s Toilet Paper Parade Draws Biggest Labor Day Crowd in Years
The 69th annual Labor Day parade through downtown Mobile drew its largest crowd in years, with 2,000 marchers and 17 union floats.
A Steel Plant, a Shipyard and a Tanker: Would Unions Come Back to South Alabama?
With ThyssenKrupp rising near Calvert, Austal expanding downtown and aircraft work possible at Brookley, a veteran labor lawyer was asked whether organized labor would ride the boom back into Mobile.…
Langham Bows Out of Treasurer’s Race, Leaving Democrats Scrambling Before Friday’s Deadline
Retired labor leader Don Langham decided against a run for Mobile County treasurer, reopening the question for Democrats with the qualifying deadline hours away. Party chairman Brad Warren reconsidered his…
Sam Jones’ Winning Mayoral Campaign Spent Nearly $936,000, Year-End Report Showed
Mobile Mayor Sam Jones' 2005 campaign raised more than $832,000 in cash and spent nearly $936,000 to win a four-seat race, according to the annual year-end financial report filed in…
Mobile County Democrats Called a Saturday Meeting on Government Street
The Mobile County Democratic Executive Committee scheduled its regular meeting for Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005, at the Boilermakers hall on Government Street, with local party chairman Bob Beckerle presiding.
Firefighters Help Fuel William Carroll’s Bid to Unseat Sullivan
A $5,000 gift from the Mobile Fire Fighters Association helped power challenger William Carroll's campaign against longtime District 2 Councilman Thomas Sullivan, whose seat dates to 1989.
Young Democrats to Host Mobile Mayoral Candidate Forum
The Young Democrats of Mobile scheduled a public forum for the city's four mayoral candidates at the Boilermakers union hall on Government Street, with moderated questions and audience Q&A.