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Member Spotlight: Jason Gentle (USW)
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Member Spotlight: Jason Gentle (USW)

My name is Jason Gentle, and I’m a member of the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 8498 at the Ardagh Metal Packaging Plant in Winston-Salem, NC. I’m a millwright. We handle all the maintenance, support equipment, welding, and fabricating in the plant. I very much enjoy what I do, because it’s something different every single day.

Member Spotlight: Jason Gentle (USW)

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Next Labor Legislative Conference and Lobby Day, March 16-17th
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Next Labor Legislative Conference and Lobby Day, March 16-17th

Our 2027 Legislative Conference will combine training on our legislative agenda with a Labor Lobby Day to advocate for working people. We will strategize and lobby lawmakers, and our strength will be our ability to mobilize and communicate a clear commitment to fight for all workers. That is why it is so important you say, “Count Me In” and show up in big numbers to the LLC!

Next Labor Legislative Conference and Lobby Day, March 16-17th

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NC Union Endorsed Candidates for November 3rd General Election
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NC Union Endorsed Candidates for November 3rd General Election

How you vote is a personal decision, but unions of working people across North Carolina did the research, conducted interviews, and voted to recommend these candidates. Candidates on everyone's ballot include Roy Cooper for the U.S. Senate, Anita Earls N.C. Supreme Court, and three members of the N.C. Court of Appeals!

NC Union Endorsed Candidates for November 3rd General Election

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Labor Day 2026: NC Ranked Worst for Workers as More People Turn to Unions for a Better Life
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Labor Day 2026: NC Ranked Worst for Workers as More People Turn to Unions for a Better Life

This Labor Day, working people across North Carolina are facing rising costs of living, stagnant wages, and some of the weakest worker protections in the country. As a new report from Oxfam America ranks NC the worst state in the country for workers for the 7th consecutive year, working people here and around the country are turning to labor unions in order to build a better life. “This Labor Day, we’re saying we won’t settle for crumbs anymore.”

Labor Day 2026: NC Ranked Worst for Workers as More People Turn to Unions for a Better Life