Posted by Jeremy on May 10, 2013
Republicans attack local authority to allow dues deduction
Update: Despite your calls and our lobbying against it, HB 677 did pass the state house on Monday night. The bill now moves to the state senate.
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Posted by Jeremy on May 3, 2013
March on Reynolds for farmworker justice (5/9)
Read MoreJoin us in Winston-Salem on Thursday, May 9 as we rally and march for justice for tobacco farmworkers!
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Posted by Jeremy on May 3, 2013
Call for mass rally and protests in Raleigh (5/7)
Read MoreIn an email to supporters on Friday, the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, our partner in the H K on J coalition, called for a “Mass Rally and Protest Outside NC General Assembly” on Tuesday, May 7th.
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Posted by Jeremy on April 19, 2013
Make the call against Voter ID
Read MoreState House Bill 589, which would require voters to present a photo ID before being allowed to cast their ballots, will be voted on in the House next week. We need you to call your state representative and tell him or her to vote ‘NO’ on HB 589.
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Posted by Jeremy on April 5, 2013
State Senators doing bankers’ bidding, AGAIN!
Read MoreBetween SB 89 and this new monstrosity, SB 489, it would seem that state senators care more about bankers’ ability to trap their constituents in a never-ending debt cycle than about governing for the good of their constituents.
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Posted by Jeremy on March 15, 2013
National day of action for sequester repeal (3/20)
Read MoreJoin working families on March 20 for a national day of actions, at rallies and press conferences, to demand Congress repeal the sequester and work for solutions that work for working people.
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Posted by Jeremy on March 1, 2013
Save the date to Save Our Postal Service (3/24)
Read MoreThe National Association of Letter Carriers is taking action to rally support to save America’s Postal Service and Saturday delivery with rallies in Raleigh and Charlotte on Sunday, March 24. There are over 35,000 good-paying, union jobs at stake.
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Posted by Jeremy on February 22, 2013
Support tobacco farmworkers March 1 in Cary
Read MoreFLOC, the union of farmworkers in North Carolina, will rally in Cary, NC on March 1 and deliver a letter to the CEO of the Pantry, Inc. to urge that company to pressure Reynolds American to ensure the labor rights of farmworkers are respected.
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Posted by Jeremy on February 22, 2013
Act FAST to keep loan sharks out of North Carolina
Read MoreWe are in grave danger of payday lenders – “the same old rip-off we ran out of our state years ago” – returning to North Carolina. Senate Bill 89, to allow payday lenders back into the state, is moving fast. The bill could pass the state Senate any day now.
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Posted by Jeremy on February 15, 2013
Protect Our Future – Round 2 (FIGHT!)
Read MoreWe hope you will join one of these actions next week – either the in-person meetings or by at least making some phone calls. We are going to keep this up until Congress finally gets the message – work for the good of ALL of your constituents and not Wall Street or just the wealthy.
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Posted by Jeremy on February 1, 2013
ACT FAST! Stop attacks on jobless workers, their families
Read MoreWe need your help. Time is running out to stop a horrifying piece of legislation affecting hundreds of thousands of jobless North Carolinians now and in the future becomes law.
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Posted by Jeremy on December 7, 2012
Candlelight Campaign Against Cuts comes to N.C. (12/10)
Read MoreJoin us at 4:30 PM on Monday when working families will hold vigil outside congressional offices in Raleigh, Greensboro, and Asheville to call for an end to tax breaks for the richest 2% and, using personal stories, tell why Congress must not cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits.
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Posted by Jeremy on December 7, 2012
Urge Kangaroo stores to support justice in N.C. tobacco fields
Read MoreTo honor International Human Rights Day, FLOC is asking supporters to attend local actions at Kangaroo Express Convenience Stores. Actions will take place in three different cities over the next week.
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Posted by Jeremy on November 30, 2012
Dec. 5 Rally to protect services at Social Security Administration
Read MoreAFGE Local 3509, which represents workers in the SSA, is asking for solidarity support to save services at Social Security Administration at two rallies in Southeastern NC on Wednesday, December 5.
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Posted by Jeremy on August 10, 2012
What to do when Mitt Romney comes calling in N.C.
Read MoreMitt Romney has been outsourcing jobs to China and offshoring money to Switzerland even as he claims he would be a job creator and good steward of our economy as President. Do you believe him?
