Megan Plotka
Reporter at WAFF-TV (Huntsville, AL)
Journalist & storyteller | Formerly @waff48 @wdsu | Huntsville raised, New Orleans educated | she/they 🌈 |
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1 month ago |
alabamareflector.com | Megan Plotka
by Megan Plotka, Alabama Reflector May 29, 2025 Workers at a Starbucks in Huntsville voted to unionize earlier this month, becoming the third Alabama store to organize. Ten out of 17 eligible voters cast their ballot. Eight voted to join, while two voted against it. Six baristas led the charge to bring the workers into the Starbucks Workers United (SBWU), which represents over 570 union Starbucks stores, including locations in Scottsboro and Birmingham. GET THE MORNING HEADLINES.
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1 month ago |
alabamareflector.com | Megan Plotka
A group of LGBTQ+ baristas is working to unionize a Starbucks in Huntsville for what they hope will help create a more fair and equitable workplace for everyone. If successful, the store on Memorial Parkway would be the third organized Starbucks outlet in Alabama, after stores in Scottsboro and Birmingham. The organizing team wants to join Starbucks Workers United (SBWU), the union that represents over 570 union Starbucks stores, out of about 15,000 outlets in total.
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Jan 24, 2025 |
alabamareflector.com | Megan Plotka
An independent review of the Decatur Police Department (DPD) released Thursday afternoon highlighted communication failures, an ineffective civilian complaint-tracking system and some officers treating the public with “little empathy.” The 43-page report from Green Research and Technology (GRT), sparked by the death of Steve Perkins, 39, at the hands of Decatur police officers in September 2023, said actions of the department led to public distrust and recommended streamlined leadership...
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Jan 24, 2025 |
alabamareflector.com | Megan Plotka
Lance Conn wants to bring in new resources for the growing population of Cullman, nestled between Birmingham and Huntsville and adding about 1,000 people a year. So he is planning to launch what he believes is Cullman’s first chapter of PFLAG, a support group for families and friends of members of the LGBTQ+ community. Cullman is one of the most conservative counties in Alabama.
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Jan 22, 2025 |
alabamareflector.com | Megan Plotka
Nicholas Perkins is anxiously awaiting the results of a third-party investigation into the Decatur Police Department (DPD), sparked by the shooting death of his brother just over a year ago. Steve Perkins, 39, a father of two, was shot and killed by DPD officers in September 2023. The shooting led to protests, the firings of the officers involved and an investigation, set to be released by the end of this week.
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Huntsville could have its 1st unionized Starbucks in just a few days. It would just be the 3rd unionized store in the entire state. Its led by an entirely LGBTQ+ organizing team who say they've faced a lot of issues to get to this point. @ALReflector https://t.co/EGX4FZ8dHg
Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling just released that the city will fire three officers and suspend one in connection with the death of Steve Perkins. He was shot and killed in his front yard by officers on September 29. His family's supporters have been demanding answers ever since.
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