Posts Tagged ‘HKonJ’
Fourth Annual HK on J Rally & March (2/13)
UPDATE: Postponed until 2/27 due to wintry weather
Look for more information next week.
Because the change we need must come in North Carolina
The NC State AFL-CIO is proud to stand with our partners in the HK on J alliance. Our 14-point People’s Agenda speaks to the change we need in our state capital and across [...]
Health Care Can’t Wait — Major Actions Next Week (9/29)
Wendell Potter, CIGNA whistle blower leads ‘Crucial Conversation’
The NC Justice Center will hold the next installment in it’s ‘Crucial Conversation’ lunch series next Tuesday, September 29, 2009. The guest speaker will be Wendell Potter.
Until recently, Potter was a senior executive for corporate communications at CIGNA, a major private health insurance company. His job was [...]
66th Annual NAACP State Convention is Oct 8-11
Join us for the Labor & Industry Breakfast on Friday, 9 October
Our HKonJ ally on many issues important to workers and working families in North Carolina – like the long-fought campaign to organize Smithfield Foods and our effort to win collective bargaining rights for public employees – the NC chapter of the NAACP will hold [...]
Pro-Health Reform Rally in Raleigh
1,000+ gathered at state capitol on Saturday
On Saturday, August 29, 2009, over 1,000 people showed up outside the NC State Capital Building to send a clear message to our Congressional representatives as they head back to Washington: We want health care reform, and we want it now!
The event featured several speakers, including a small business [...]
State of Emergency Budget Rally on Monday (6/15)
Protest of destructive budget cuts outside legislature
Lawmakers in Raleigh are considering a budget proposal that would balance the books on the backs of working families by cutting essential programs and services needed now more than ever. Decisions made in the legislature threaten to turn an economic crisis for the state into a state of emergency [...]