On Thursday afternoon, the North Carolina Senate voted 31-17 along party lines to send the 19.7 billion spending plan to the House. G.O.P. lawmakers are calling it a negotiated compromise with the House, which is expected to vote on it today and tomorrow, where it will reach Governor Perdue’s desk by Saturday.
This past Tuesday, May 24, over 300 people gathered in the 3rd floor auditorium of the General Assembly to denounce the House Republican state budget that attacks the poor, minorities, seniors, working families, and children.
Emergency Call to Action! Please plan on joining the NC NAACP and the Historic Thousands on Jones St. (HKonJ) People’s Coalition for a rally to support public jobs, service, and justice.
March on Reynolds for Farmworker Justice! Join the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO (FLOC) and hundreds of allies on May 7, 2010 in Winston-Salem at Reynolds American’s annual shareholders meeting. What: March on Reynolds When: Friday, May 7, 2010 Where: Winston-Salem Reynolds CEO Susan Ivey has refused to meet with FLOC to discuss the abusive [...]
Stamp Out Hunger May 9th National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is Saturday, May 9, 2009. Place a box or can of non-perishable food next to your mailbox before your letter carrier delivers your mail on May 9. The carrier will do the rest, collecting and sorting the donations and delivering [...]
Moncure Plywood workers are ON STRIKE! UPDATE: Write a letter to Moncure customers. Let them know about Moncure’s outrageous behavior. Go to www.goiam.org/moncure Call Moncure Plywood CEO today to demand he negotiate a fair contract! Richard Yarbrough, CEO can be reached at (360) 432-5004. The striking Moncure workers also need our financial support. You can [...]
What: Lobby for H.O.P.E. and public employee bargaining! Where: General Assembly, 16 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC When: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 9:00 am, press conference at 11 am Supporters of public employees will gather at the General Assembly in Raleigh to lobby for HOPE. We will press for passage of House Bill 1583, [...]
On the day before Mother’s Day this year, letter carriers will conduct the largest one-day food drive in the nation, having delivered over 70 million pounds of food to community food banks, pantries and shelters in each of the past four years. What: 16th Annual NALC Food Drive Where: Nationwide When: Saturday, May 10, 2008 [...]
What: 2nd Annual Historic(H) Thousands(K) on Jones St(J) Where: Chavis Park, 505 MLK Blvd., Raleigh When: Saturday, February 9 at 11 a.m. for rally, then march to the State Legislative Building planned for 2 p.m. Download the flyer. Take advantage of free bus transportation to and from Charlotte/Mt Holly, Greensboro, and Fayetteville/Lumberton areas. Contact Libby [...]
What: Keep it Made in America series of town hall meetings Where: The Freedom Center, 215 East Main Street, Rock Hill, SC 29731. When: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 5:00pm (free dinner) and 6:30pm (event) Download the action flyer. There is no cost to attend this event. Good jobs and viable domestic manufacturing are critical [...]
What: Solidarity support needed for tobacco field workers in bid for union recognition How: March on Reynolds American headquarters. Download the action flyer When: This Sunday, October 28 at 3:00pm in Winston-Salem, NC Get on the bus! The Triangle and Triad Labor Councils have arranged for free bus transportation, round-trip from Raleigh and Greensboro to [...]
What: Override of Bush veto of SCHIP essential for over 110,000 kids in NC How: Write a letter to the editor of your local paper Unless the Congress acts to override Bush’s veto, 6 million children will lose their coverage, and another 4 million kids that would have gained health care will continue to go [...]
What: Urgent Action Needed on Collective Bargaining Bill to repeal GS95-98 How: Send a letter to the House Appropriations Committee A bill to repeal GS95-98 has made it further than any prior attempts to allow public employees the opportunity to bargain collectively with state, local and municipal governments. Take action to tell lawmakers in Raleigh [...]
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