January 29, 2018
Labor Update: Week of January 29, 2018
From our Blog
#TimesUp: A Poem for Women’s March 2018
MaryBe McMillan, the first woman elected President of the North Carolina State AFL-CIO, was one of the speakers at the “Women’s Rally on Raleigh,” January 20, 2018 in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she delivered the following poem.
Commemorating the 1968 “I AM” Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike
Fifty years later, North Carolinians are coming together to remember the strikers with a National Moment of Silence on February 1st and a special event featuring William “Bill” Lucy at the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, February 4th in Greensboro.
Moral March 2018: Taking the Resistance to the Ballot Box!
Join us for the 12th annual Moral March on Raleigh and Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ) People’s Assembly on February 10, 2018. This annual mobilization of the HKonJ Coalition brings together justice loving people from across the state and nation to stand against the legislative attacks on the people of North Carolina and to continue to fight for our moral agenda.
News That Works
Democrats paid a huge price for letting unions die.
“Right-to-Work” laws are killing the Democratic Party.
Take Action
Last week, Senator Thom Tillis voted against a bill to guarantee back pay to government workers who worked through the shutdown. This Tuesday, January 30, we’re rallying at his office to show him our disappointment.
RSVP on Facebook to let us know you’re coming!
It’s important that our lawmakers stand up and fight for working people like us – and it’s important for us to hold them accountable when they don’t.
What: A picket at Senator Tillis’s office, to show our disappointment in his opposition to guaranteeing back pay to federal workers affected by the shutdown
When: Tuesday, January 30 at 11:30 a.m.
Where: Senator Tillis’s Office, 310 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27601
Parking: Don’t park in the post office parking lot across the street
Federal employees: Make sure you are on your recorded lunch break or are off duty before attending
Contact: Adam Orlovich, adam.orlovich@afge.org
