Retirees urge Congressman to support HCR
What present would you ask your member of Congress for this holiday season? How about living up to the campaign promises made to voters in 2008?
An organization of union retirees in North Carolina, the Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA), has something in mind — comprehensive health care reform.
“Give the gift [...]
Brought to you by NC APRI
The North Carolina APRI has arranged for a health fair at their 4th quarter executive board meeting on Saturday, December 19, 2009.
There will be free blood pressure checks, glucose monitoring, and questions answered on many other general health issues. This is part of the NC APRI’s mission to eliminate [...]
Mary Montford (left) with a client of the Raleigh APRI Food Bank, Cindy, a single mother of two adopted girls and college grad who has been unemployed over a year.
Remember the less fortunate when giving thanks this week
On Thursday most Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving with feasting and time spent with friends and family. Unfortunately, [...]
Triple Play at Lobby Day
On May 26 public employees and supporters from across North Carolina converged on Raleigh for HOPE’s second Collective Bargaining Lobby Day. Hundreds of people from 22 counties lobbied their legislators in person and through HOPE’s virtual lobby and call-in day.
Our strategy this year followed on three tracks: 1. Mock funeral for [...]
Ad book, ticket sales support community services
Mary Montford volunteers at the APRI Food Bank in Raleigh, NC
The North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) will hold its 35th Annual Awards Banquet on Friday, April 18, 2009 at the Hilton North Raleigh. Proceeds from this event will support voter registration, voter education, and community outreach programs [...]
MaryBe McMillan will give keynote address
The North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute will hold its 35th Annual Banquet on April 18, 2009 at 7:00 pm at the Hilton North in Raleigh, NC. NC AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer MaryBe McMillan will give the keynote address.
Tickets are $50 per person. To buy tickets or get more information, contact Mary [...]
What you need to know:
Time: Polls open at 6:30 am and close at 7:30 pm.
Place: Use the State Board of Election’s precinct locator to find your polling place.
Registration: You must be registered as of October 10, 2008 in order to vote. The best thing to do is check your registration before going to the polls.
Provisional [...]
It’s time to Turn Around America
This year, the North Carolina State AFL-CIO Convention, held at the North Raleigh Hilton, focused on labor’s effort to Turn Around America this election cycle. Many of the convention workshops and speakers emphasized the issues important to workers in this election, such as health care for all, the Employee Free [...]
The men and women who served our country in the military deserve more than lip service. They deserve the best.
Some 2.1 million union members, or 14 percent of all union members, are veterans of military service. The AFL-CIO is bringing together union leaders and members who are veterans to speak out to and hold government officials [...]
Continuing its commitment to registering as many voters as possible before the November 4 election, the Raleigh chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute will hold a voter registration drive on Friday, July 18, 2008.
The drive will also include a fund-raiser for the Raleigh chapter – a fish sandwich and homemade cake sale. Sandwiches [...]
The North Carolina HOPE Coalition is co-sponsoring a teach-in on collective bargaining rights with the Institute for Civic Engagement and Social Change and Traction. Scheduled for April 3rd on the campus of North Carolina Central University, the teach-in is timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary Martin Luther King, Jr’s stand with public employees in [...]
On February 9, thousands of activists, including hundreds of union members, rallied for a progressive legislative agenda, including justice for the Smithfield workers and collective bargaining for public employees. The rally and march were part of the second annual Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HK on J) event organized by the NC NAACP and [...]
HOPE Coalition Seeks 1,000 Signatures for Letter to Lawmakers
When it comes to setting the conditions of their employment, union members know that only a collective bargaining agreement gives them a voice at work. North Carolina’s public employees, unfortunately, have no such protection. Since 1958, General Statue 95-98 has outlawed contracts between state, county [...]
On behalf of the officers and volunteers of the North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute, we would like to thank the affiliates of the NC State AFL-CIO and your members for your continued and steadfast support of our work to serve labor and the community at large.
On average, the NC A.P.R.I. supports 20 families a [...]