NC State A.F.L. – C.I.O.

Call-to-Action!

Act now for farm workers.

FLOC has tried over two years now to get Reynolds American to improve the conditions of tobacco harvesters in the fields of the South.

Betsy Atkins is a board member at Reynolds, but despite her encouragement, Reynolds CEO, Susan Ivey, still refuses any dialogue with FLOC about the terrible conditions under which tobacco harvesters labor.

Tell Betsy Atkins to resign.

Atkins also sits on the board of Chico’s, a woman’s clothing retailer committed to ethical sourcing. We believe Atkins commitment doesn’t end when she puts on her Reynolds hat. Her resignation would signal in concrete terms her commitment to ethical sourcing and for justice for farm workers.

Click here to send a fax to Betsy Atkins asking her resign in protest.

Notable Quotable

“When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him whose.”

–Donald Robert Perry Marquis, author, humorist, columnist

More info & ammo for unionists at biglabor.com

National Press Clips

Read about recent labor related articles in the press.

• Unions map ‘make Wall Street play’ blitz on Goldman, U.S. banks
• Lefty groups planning massive TV ad push in health reform’s final stretch
• Don’t scapegoat the teachers
• Hotel workers get no promises from top Disney officials
• Senate passes $140 billion in tax breaks, aid to unemployed
• Employers plan to shift more health care costs to workers, survey reports
• Report: 40% in private sector have no paid sick leave
• U.S. nears a crossroads on trade
• FedEx says has political clout to stop labor change
• Hundreds hold capitol labor rally
• Percentage of unionized workers rises in Ore.
• UW faculty in Eau Claire, Superior take step to form unions
• Union sues for vote on $300M NJ casino tax break
• California state worker unions line up behind Jerry Brown
• SEIU to focus on California races
• A wage cut that saves jobs

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Our organization is a federation of local unions and councils rather than individual union members. However, individuals – union and non-union alike – can join the NC State AFL-CIO by way of the North Carolina Working Families e-Activist network.

For local unions and councils, affiliation with the State Federation brings a host of benefits. Download our brochure to find out if your local union can afford not to be a member of the NC State AFL-CIO.

Affiliation is open to:

• any local union of national AFL-CIO members;
• local unions of the Change to Win Coalition (requires a Solidarity Charter);
• National Education Association (NEA) locals in North Carolina (NCAE); and
• National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) day laborer worker centers.