As the labor movement contemplates its future, we can look to the South for a glimpse of what that future might be. Workers in the South have the lowest wages, the fewest worker protections and the least union representation. For decades, Southern states have been “right to work” for less states and have limited  or denied their public employees the right to collectively bargain. Given the region’s culture and laws, unions have not invested heavily in organizing there. It is no surprise that voters in the South keep electing  state and federal officials who vote time and again against workers’ interests. What happens in the South affects the nation, and the region’s influence will only grow as the South gains in both population and political representation. What does that mean for the labor movement and for workers?