Welcome trade union leaders from Haiti, Guadeloupe to N. Carolina
Elie Domota (pictured at right), General Secretary, General Union of Workers of Guadeloupe and Fignole Saint Cyr (pictured below), General Secretary, Autonomous Confederation of Haitian Workers, will be in Greensboro on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Their stop in North Carolina is part of a solidarity tour [...]
VoteVets.org mobilizes for freedom to organize
Saying the freedom to organize and form unions is one of many American values for which veterans have fought and died, the AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council and VoteVets.org are teaming up to fight for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act.
“The freedom to organize is an American value, one of [...]
FLOC demonstration at Reynolds shareholders meeting on May 6th
Join with the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) at Reynolds Shareholders Meeting to show decision-makers that we support FLOC’s struggle.
Reynolds must address the injustices farm workers endure in their supply chain and give workers the respect they deserve!
What: Rally outside Reynolds American shareholders meeting
When: Wednesday, May 6, [...]
Personal stories from strike part of documentary studies presentation
The students of the class “Behind the Veil: Documenting African American Life in the Jim Crow South” will present the story of the recent strike at Moncure Plywood, as told by the workers themselves.
What: Presentation on Victory at Moncure Plywood (download the flyer)
When: Wednesday, April 29, [...]
Machinists of Local W369 to return to work
From the IAM web site:
Striking members of Local W369 in Moncure, North Carolina, will return to work at Moncure Plywood with their contract and their dignity intact after ratifying a new three-year contract that preserves seniority rights and sharply restricts the amount of forced [...]
Event hosted by Young Dems of NC
From Will Cubbison, Chair of the YDNC Labor Caucus:
Join us at a reception in honor of the striking IAMAW Workers in Moncure. They have been on strike for almost 8 months over deplorable working conditions.
This reception will be open to all who can come. We ask that if you [...]
No Fooling: Good food and fellowship for a just cause
The Moncure Solidarity Committee is organizing a baked chicken dinner and auction to benefit the striking workers at Moncure Plywood:
[Here's] a special invitation to stand up for human rights by coming to the general store in Pittsboro on Wednesday, April 1st, 6-9pm, for a special benefit [...]