Stamp Out Hunger May 9th
National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is Saturday, May 9, 2009.
Place a box or can of non-perishable food next to your mailbox before your letter carrier delivers your mail on May 9. The carrier will do the rest, collecting and sorting the donations and delivering them to [...]
Moncure Plywood workers are ON STRIKE!
UPDATE: Write a letter to Moncure customers. Let them know about Moncure’s outrageous behavior. Go to www.goiam.org/moncure
Call Moncure Plywood CEO today to demand he negotiate a fair contract! Richard Yarbrough, CEO can be reached at (360) 432-5004.
The striking Moncure workers also need our financial support. You can make a [...]
What: Lobby for H.O.P.E. and public employee bargaining!
Where: General Assembly, 16 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC
When: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 9:00 am, press conference at 11 am
Supporters of public employees will gather at the General Assembly in Raleigh to lobby for HOPE. We will press for passage of House Bill 1583, which would restore [...]
On the day before Mother’s Day this year, letter carriers will conduct the largest one-day food drive in the nation, having delivered over 70 million pounds of food to community food banks, pantries and shelters in each of the past four years.
What: 16th Annual NALC Food Drive
Where: Nationwide
When: Saturday, May 10, 2008
How: Place bags of [...]
What: 2nd Annual Historic(H) Thousands(K) on Jones St(J)
Where: Chavis Park, 505 MLK Blvd., Raleigh
When: Saturday, February 9 at 11 a.m. for rally, then march to the State Legislative Building planned for 2 p.m.
Download the flyer. Take advantage of free bus transportation to and from Charlotte/Mt Holly, Greensboro, and Fayetteville/Lumberton areas. Contact Libby Manly at emanly@ufcw.org [...]
What: Keep it Made in America series of town hall meetings
Where: The Freedom Center, 215 East Main Street, Rock Hill, SC 29731.
When: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 5:00pm (free dinner) and 6:30pm (event)
Download the action flyer. There is no cost to attend this event.
Good jobs and viable domestic manufacturing are critical to maintaining vibrant [...]
What: Solidarity support needed for tobacco field workers in bid for union recognition
How: March on Reynolds American headquarters. Download the action flyer
When: This Sunday, October 28 at 3:00pm in Winston-Salem, NC
Get on the bus! The Triangle and Triad Labor Councils have arranged for free bus transportation, round-trip from Raleigh and Greensboro to Winston-Salem.
Tobacco field [...]
What: Override of Bush veto of SCHIP essential for over 110,000 kids in NC
How: Write a letter to the editor of your local paper
Unless the Congress acts to override Bush’s veto, 6 million children will lose their coverage, and another 4 million kids that would have gained health care will continue to go without.
Speak out [...]
What: Urgent Action Needed on Collective Bargaining Bill to repeal GS95-98
How: Send a letter to the House Appropriations Committee
A bill to repeal GS95-98 has made it further than any prior attempts to allow public employees the opportunity to bargain collectively with state, local and municipal governments.
Take action to tell lawmakers in Raleigh that state and [...]