Central Labor Councils (CLCs) are the local labor movement of the AFL-CIO. Each CLC covers a geographic area of several counties in North Carolina.
CLCs are the bodies through which affiliated local unions are able to take collective action on issues important to them and directly affect the communities in which their members reside. CLCs provide a number of essential services to the union movement, including candidate screenings and endorsements and support of worker organizing campaigns of local unions affiliated with the federation.

There are eight CLCs in North Carolina (listed clockwise from the west):
Each Central Labor Council elects its own leadership, maintains its own postal and/or e-mail address and phone numbers, sets times and dates for meetings, and establishes its own dues structure. We have listed as much of this information as possible, as provided by the CLCs. Additionally, we list the counties comprising the geographic area of each CLC.
Western North Carolina CLC |
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| President | Mark Case, APWU![]() |
| Quote | “I grew up and have lived in Western North Carolina all my life.” –Mark Case |
| mark277@aol.com | |
| Website | http://nc.aflcio.org/wncclc/ |
| Post Mail | P.O. Box 3101, Asheville, NC 28802 |
| Phone(s) | (828) 215-8883 voice (828) 271-6423 fax |
| Meetings | 7 p.m. 2nd Monday CWA union hall, 210 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC |
| Dues | $0.15 per capita for local unions / $15 annual for affiliated organizations |
| Counties | Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowel, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey |
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Triad CLC |
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| President | Barry Hardy, IBT |
| barryhardy391@gmail.com | |
| Post Mail | P.O. Box 926, Walkertown, NC 27051 |
| Phone(s) | (336) 577-5525 voice |
| Meetings | 7:30 p.m. 4th Tuesday every month Teamsters Local 391 – 3910 Teamsters Place, Colfax 27235 (Sandy Ridge Rd exit I-40, just outside Greensboro) |
| Dues | $0.10 per capita for local unions / $15 annual for affiliated organizations |
| Counties | Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin |
Triangle CLC (aka TLC) |
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| President | Michael Gravinese, AFGE |
| Web Site | http://nc.aflcio.org/trianglencclc/ |
| mgravinese@hotmail.com | |
| Post Mail | 1408 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27605 |
| Phone(s) | (919) 833-6678 ext. 12 voice (919) 828-2102 fax |
| Meetings | 7:00 p.m. 4th Monday of every month NC State AFL-CIO headquarters |
| Dues | $0.15 per capita for local unions / $25 annual for affiliated organizations |
| Counties | Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Orange, Person, Wake |
Eastern Piedmont CLC |
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| President | Calvin Griffin, USW |
| griffin904@charter.net | |
| Post Mail | 3480 Hwy 158, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870 |
| Phone(s) | (252) 537-5547 voice (252) 537-8191 fax |
| Meetings | 3rd Thursday at 7pm at USW 9-425 (call for the address) |
| Dues | $0.10 per capita for local unions / $15 annual for affiliated organizations |
| Counties | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Nash, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Vance, Warren, Wayne, Wilson |
Eastern North Carolina CLC |
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| President | John Pierce, IAMAW |
| jcpierce_1998@yahoo.com | |
| Post Mail | 251 Shore Rd, Newport, NC 28570 |
| Phone(s) | (252) 447-2115 voice (252) 447-2296 fax |
| Meetings | 7 p.m. bi-monthly, Jan, Mar, May Jul, Sept Nov. on second Tuesday IAM District 110 office, 331-A W. Main St., Havelock, NC |
| Dues | $0.10 per capita for local unions / $25 annual for affiliated organizations |
| Counties | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Greene, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Onslow, Pamlico, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington |
Southeastern North Carolina CLC |
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| President | Jason Rosin, IATSE |
| jrosin@iatse491.com | |
| Web Site | http://nc.aflcio.org/seclc/ |
| Post Mail | Southeastern North Carolina CLC C/O IATSE Local 491 1707 Castle Hayne Rd. Wilmington, NC 28401 |
| Phone(s) | (910) 343-9408 voice |
| Meetings | 7 p.m. 2nd Monday of the month ILA 1426 union hall, 1305 South 5th Street, Wilmington, NC |
| Dues | $0.20 per capita for local unions / $15 annual for affiliated organizations |
| Counties | Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Pender |
Greater Sandhills CLC |
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| President | Tony McKinnon, APWU |
| gsclc.nc@gmail.com | |
| Post Mail | P.O. Box 9577, Fayetteville, NC 28311 |
| Phone(s) | (910) 624-1153 voice (910) 485-7909 fax |
| Meetings | 7:00 p.m. 2nd Tuesday of every month USW 959 union hall, 280 McCloskey Rd, Fayetteville, NC |
| Dues | $0.10 per capita for local unions / $15 annual for affiliated organizations |
| Counties | Bladen, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland |
Southern Piedmont CLC |
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| President | Cindy Foster, APWU![]() |
| Quote | “I am passionate about the labor movement and the people it serves.” – Cindy Foster |
| cindyapwu375_spclc@yahoo.com | |
| Post Mail |
3521 Mulberry Church Rd, Charlotte, NC 28208
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| Phone(s) | (704) 576-5255 voice (704) 394-5404 fax |
| Meetings | 7:00 p.m. 3rd Thursday of every month 3527 Mulberry Church Rd, Charlotte, NC |
| Dues | $0.15 per member |
| Counties | Anson, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, Union |