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2010
09.03

A Message from the Unions of Today’s AFL-CIO

Category: Home Page, Issues, Membership, News, Politics / Tag: AFL-CIO, Denise Mitchell, Elections, Labor 2010, Labor Day, Labor Day 2010, Labor Day TV Ad / Add Comment

2010
09.03

Happy Labor Day from Labor Secretary Hilda Solis

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News / Tag: Department of Labor, Hilda Solis, Labor Day, Labor Day 2010, Workers Rights / Add Comment

2010
09.03

James Andrews: Labor Day is Call to Action for Leaders

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News, Politics, State Issues / Tag: Chris Fitzsimon, James Andrews, Jobs, Jobs Crisi, Labor Day, Labor Day 2010, NC Policy Watch, News & Views / Add Comment

2010
08.27

NC Wins Significant Recovery Act Investments

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News, State Issues / Tag: Bev Perdue, Broadband Internet, Economic Stimulus, President Obama, Race to the Top, Recovery Act, Speed Matters / Add Comment

2010
08.20

Join Us for ONE NATION on 10-02-10

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, Membership, News, Organizing / Tag: 10-02-10, March on Washington, ONE NATION / 2 comments

2010
08.20

U.S. Chamber: Women Choose to be Paid Less

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News / Tag: Brad Peck, Equal Pay for Equal Work, Michael Whitney, Pay Gap, US Chamber of Commerce, Zaid Jilani / Add Comment

2010
08.20

Congress Passes, President Signs Law to Save Hundreds of Thousands of American Jobs

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News, Politics, State Issues / Tag: Aid to States, Corporate Greed, Economic Recovery, Good Jobs Now, Jobs Crisis, John Boehner, Outsourcing, Richard Trumka, Unemployment / Add Comment

2010
08.12

Obama Meets with AFL-CIO Executive Council

Category: Home Page, Issues, Membership, News, Politics / Tag: AFL-CIO Executive Council, Barack Obama, EFCA, Elections, Hilda Solis, Workers Rights / Add Comment

2010
07.30

On Unemployment, Richard Burr Just Doesn’t Get It

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News / Tag: James Andrews, Politico, Press Release, Richard Burr, Unemployment / Add Comment

2010
07.30

Vote on 9/11 Health Benefits Fails on GOP Obstruction

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News, Uncategorized / Tag: 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, Anthony Weiner, First Responders, GOP Obstructionism / Add Comment

2010
07.13

The Upside Down Priorities of Senate Republicans

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News / Tag: Bush Tax Cuts, John Kyl, Senate Republicans, Unemployment Benefits / Add Comment

2010
07.09

Public Safety Bargaining Bill Passes U.S. House

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, Membership, News, Organizing, Politics, State Issues / Tag: Collective Bargaining, Dave Coker, Kay Hagan, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, Public Safety Workers / Add Comment

2010
07.09

Find Coverage and Answers at HealthCare.gov

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News / Tag: Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Reform, HealthCare.gov / Add Comment

2010
07.05

Richard O’Brien, PFFPNC, Makes Plea for H.O.P.E.

Category: Home Page, Issues, Membership, News, Organizing, State Issues / Tag: Collective Bargaining for Public Employees, Fundraising for HOPE, NC HOPE Coalition, Richard O'Brien / Add Comment

2010
07.05

VoteVets.org in Tough Ad Target Burr for Oil Ties

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, News, Politics / Tag: Big Oil and Gas, BP, Campaign Finance, Clean Energy, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill, Richard Burr, VoteVets.org / Add Comment

2010
06.29

In Case You Forgot: This is Bush’s Deficit

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News, Politics / Tag: Bush Tax Cuts, Bush's Deficit, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Deficit Causes, Deficit Peacocks, Economic Stimulus, Richard Burr, Unemployment / Add Comment

2010
06.25

URGENT: Contact Your State Senator Today about Campaign Finance Reform

Category: Home Page, Issues, News, State Issues / Tag: Campaign Finance Reform, State Senate, Take Action, Voter Owned Elections / Add Comment

2010
06.25

Recap: Collective Bargaining Lobby Day

Category: Home Page, Issues, Membership, News, Organizing, State Issues / Tag: Collective Bargaining, Ed Duffield, James Andrews, Lobby Day, Lobby for HOPE, Lobbying, Michelle Cotton Laws, Rev Barber, Speeches, Videos / Add Comment

2010
06.25

Senate Republicans Kill Aid to States, Unemployed

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News / Tag: Arthur Delaney, Callous Politicians, COBRA Benefits, David Welna, Jobs Bill, Let them eat cake, Mike Hall, Richard Burr, Tula Connell, Unemployment / 1 comment

2010
06.23

Billionaires Get all the (Tax) Breaks

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News / Tag: Capital Gains Taxes, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Income Inequality, Tax Fairness, Taxes / Add Comment

2010
06.18

Voter Owned Elections Lobby Day is Tues. (6/22)

Category: Home Page, Issues, News, State Issues / Tag: Campaign Finance, Coalition Partners, Election Reform, Lobby Day, NC Voters for Clean Elections, NCVCE, Public Financing of Elections, Voter Owned Elections / Add Comment

2010
06.14

Collective Bargaining Lobby Day is Tuesday (6/15)

Category: Home Page, Issues, News, Organizing, State Issues / Tag: Collective Bargaining for Public Employees, HOPE, Lobby Day, Lobby for HOPE, NC HOPE Coalition, Virtual Lobby Day / Add Comment

2010
06.04

Senator Richard Burr (R-Chutzpah)

Category: Home Page, Issues, News, Politics / Tag: CAFTA, Edenton NC, Free Trade, Jobs, Jobs Crisis, Richard Burr / Add Comment

2010
06.04

Good Jobs Now, Make Wall Street Pay w/ Damon Silvers

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News / Tag: Damon Silvers, Good Jobs Now, Jobs, Unemployment, Video / Add Comment

2010
06.03

Early Voting for Primary Runoff Begins (6/3)

Category: Home Page, News, Politics / Tag: Cal Cunningham, Early Voting, Elaine Marshall, Primary Day, Runoff Election, Voting / Add Comment

2010
05.21

June 15 is Collective Bargaining Lobby Day

Category: Home Page, Issues, Membership, News, Organizing, State Issues / Tag: Collective Bargaining, HOPE, Lobby for HOPE, Organizations, Public Employees, Worker Justice / Add Comment

2010
05.21

Predatory Real Estate Practice Focus of New Bill

Category: Home Page, Issues, News, State Issues / Tag: Consumer Protection, Josh Stein, NC Justice Center, Predatory Real Estate, SB1015, Take Action / Add Comment

2010
05.21

U.S. DOL Requires Notice of Labor Rights

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, Membership, News, Organizing / Tag: Department of Labor, John Lund, Labor Rights, National Labor Relations Act, President Obama, Richard Trumka, Unions, Worker Justice / Add Comment

2010
05.13

Solidarity Rally w/ TSA Employees at Charlotte Airport

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, Membership, News, Organizing / Tag: AFGE, AFGE TSA, Charlotte, Collective Bargaining, Federal Workers, James Andrews, Organizing, TSA, Unions, Video, Worker Justice / Add Comment

2010
05.10

N.C. Leads in Increased Census Participation

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News / Tag: 2010 Census, Census Participation, Governor Perdue / Add Comment

2010
05.07

Unions’ Petition Secures TAA Benefits at Philip Morris

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, Membership, News / Tag: Amos McClorey, BCTGM, Benefits of Unions, Concord NC, Eric Wiggins, IAMAW, Larry Kissell, Mike Okun, Philip Morris, TAA, Trade, Unions / 1 comment

2010
05.06

Richard Burr ‘Couldn’t Imagine’ Acting to Avoid Mass Teacher Layoffs

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News, State Issues / Tag: Economic Stimulus, Education Jobs Bill, Jobs, Public Education, Recovery Act, Richard Burr, Schools, State Budget, Teacher Layoffs, Teachers, Tom Harkin, Unemployment / 1 comment

2010
05.03

VOTE: Tuesday is Primary Election Day! (5/4)

Category: Home Page, Issues, News, Politics / Tag: Elections, Endorsements, Labor 2010, Primary Day / Add Comment

2010
05.03

Rally for TSA Collective Bargaining Rights (5/5)

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, Membership, News, Organizing / Tag: AFGE, AFGE TSA, Federal Workers, Organizing, Rally, Solidarity, Solidarity Campaigns, Transport Security Officers, TSO, Unions / Add Comment

2010
05.03

2010
04.23

Collective Bargaining Lobby Day Set for June 15

Category: Home Page, Issues, Membership, News, Organizing, State Issues / Tag: Collective Bargaining Day, HOPE, June 15, Lobby for HOPE, NC HOPE Coalition, Public Employees, Solidarity Campaigns, Unions, Worker Justice / Add Comment

2010
04.16

REMINDER: Taking it to the Shareholders (4/28)

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News / Tag: Bank of America, BofA, Shareholders Meeting, Take Action / Add Comment

2010
04.16

Gov. Perdue Attends Jobs Summit in Raleigh

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News, State Issues / Tag: God Jobs Now, Governor Perdue, Great Recession, Ideas for Recovery, Jobs, Jobs Crisis, Jobs Summit, John Stewart, Local Jobs for America Act, NC Justice Center, Recovery Act / Add Comment

2010
04.16

Thoughts for the Tax Day Protests

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News / Tag: Chris Fitzsimon, Fitzsimon File, Hypocrisy, NC Policy Watch, Tax Day, Tax Protesters, Tea Party / Add Comment

2010
04.13

Don’t Forget the Earned Income Tax Credit!

Category: Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues, News, State Issues / Tag: April 15, Earned Income Tax Credit, EITC, EITC Carolinas, North Carolina EITC, Tax Day, Taxes / Add Comment