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Wells Fargo Sponsoring Extreme Right-Wing Amidst Worker Organizing

Wells Fargo, one of North Carolina's largest employers, is under scrutiny for its sponsorship of the 2026 Carolina Liberty Conference, hosted by the extreme right-wing John Locke Foundation (JLF) on February 27th and 28th in Raleigh. This financial support comes as Wells Fargo workers across the country, including in North Carolina, are actively organizing for better working conditions with the Communications Workers of America (CWA).

Wells Fargo Sponsoring Extreme Right-Wing Amidst Worker Organizing

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North Carolina AFL-CIO Endorses Statewide Candidates 2026 Elections

The NC State AFL-CIO endorses former Gov. Roy Cooper for U.S. Senate and endorses the re-election of current Associate Justice Anita Earls for N.C. Supreme Court, both based on their records in office as tireless advocates for the freedom and opportunity of working people.

North Carolina AFL-CIO Endorses Statewide Candidates 2026 Elections

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NC Unions Demand Trump Administration End Reign of Terror on Immigrant Workers
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NC Unions Demand Trump Administration End Reign of Terror on Immigrant Workers

Our message to the Trump Administration is this: end CBP’s invasion of North Carolina and focus instead on working with Congress and within the law to address the affordability crisis that is the real threat to the economic security and well-being of the American people.

NC Unions Demand Trump Administration End Reign of Terror on Immigrant Workers

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NC Labor Movement Condemns GOP Plan to Rig Congressional Maps
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NC Labor Movement Condemns GOP Plan to Rig Congressional Maps

"Instead of passing a state budget, paying workers who provide critical services to our families what they deserve, or protecting Medicaid and food assistance for seniors and kids, our General Assembly is playing political games to pay for presidential endorsements of its failed leadership. Their choices threaten to suppress the voices of voters in this state and the ability of workers to secure our freedom to thrive."

NC Labor Movement Condemns GOP Plan to Rig Congressional Maps

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Congress Must Fund the Government & Save Health Care for Over 614,000 North Carolinians
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Congress Must Fund the Government & Save Health Care for Over 614,000 North Carolinians

“The policy pathway is clear. The politics, not so much. The NC State AFL-CIO encourages members of Congress and the White House to do their job – fund the government, get people back to work, and ensure Americans won’t go broke while getting the health care they deserve.”

Congress Must Fund the Government & Save Health Care for Over 614,000 North Carolinians

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Braxton Winston Elected President of NC State AFL-CIO at Labor Federation’s 68th Annual Convention
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Braxton Winston Elected President of NC State AFL-CIO at Labor Federation’s 68th Annual Convention

Hundreds of North Carolina union members, labor leaders, community organizers, and elected officials came together at the 68th Annual Convention of the NC State AFL-CIO this week in Wilmington to celebrate the retirement of President MaryBe McMillan, elect new leadership, and discuss efforts to improve conditions for working people throughout the state. Convention delegates elected Braxton Winston II, member of International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 322, as the next leader of the largest federation of labor unions in the state.

Braxton Winston Elected President of NC State AFL-CIO at Labor Federation’s 68th Annual Convention