“The only effective answer to organized greed is organized labor.”
The North Carolina Hear Our Public Employees (HOPE) Coalition is an organization founded to advocate for the restoration of contract rights for state, county and municipal employees. The NC State AFL-CIO is proud to be a core member of the HOPE Coalition.
Since 1959, state law has expressly forbidden governments from entering into collective bargaining agreements with their employees. G.S. 95-98 was signed into law that year at the behest of municipal leaders and the State Attorney General, with the backing of textile mill owners, who feared unionized law enforcement officers would be less likely to play strike busters during organizing drives at their plants.
Almost 50 years later, G.S. 95-98 continues to deny public employees in our state the same rights and freedoms of workers in the private sector to negotiate wages and treatment with their employers. Repeal has been and continues to be a major item on our legislative agenda.
Click the image above to visit their site - nchope.org.