Advisories, releases, and statements by NC State AFL-CIO

• United Labor Movement Endorses President Biden for Re-election, June 16, 2023
• Josh Stein for Governor, June 8, 2023
• ADVISORY: Community to Honor NC Workers Who Died on the Job, April 26, 2023
• Joint Statement on Removing Barriers to Labor Organizing (Act), April 4, 2023
• NC AFL-CIO Statement About 2022 Midterm Election Results, November 8, 2022
• Joint Statement with Wiley Nickel About the Start of Early Voting, October 20, 2022
• NC AFL-CIO Announces May 17th Primary Endorsements, April 21, 2022 (release)
• ADVISORY: Workers Safety Town Hall with Josh Dobson, NCDOL (Sept. 28th), September 27, 2021 (advisory)
• NC AFL-CIO Celebrates Historic Results of AFL-CIO Leadership Election, August 20, 2021 (statement)
• NC AFL-CIO Mourns Passing of Richard Trumka, August 5, 2021 (statement)
• Executive Paywatch: Average NC CEO Paid 235x Average Worker, July 14, 2021 (release)
• ADVISORY: NC Workers to Hold Memorial Service (4/28), April 26, 2021 (advisory)
• We Stand with the Duke University Press Workers Union, April 6, 2021 (statement)
• PRO Act is a Game-Changer for North Carolina Workers, February 4, 2021 (statement)
• Congratulations to Nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, September 17, 2020 (statement)
• “Be True Patriots”: NC Workers Demand Senators Tillis and Burr Pass HEROES Act, July 28, 2020 (release)
• ADVISORY: Workers to Demand Congress Pass HEROES Act July 28th, July 27, 2020 (advisory)
• Black Workers, Labor Leaders Urge Senator Tillis to Support the HEROES Act, June 17, 2020 (release)
• ADVISORY: “Black Workers are Heroes” Press Call June 17, 11am, June 15, 2020 (advisory)
• NC AFL-CIO Statement on the Murder of George Floyd and the Struggle for Racial Justice, June 2, 2020 (statement)
• State House Republicans Abandon Unemployed North Carolinians, May 4, 2020 (statement)
• NC Remembers 178 Workers Who Died on the Job, April 28, 2020 (release)
• People’s Hearing Brings Workers, Candidates Together to Declare $15 Minimum Wage Central to 2020 Election, February 13, 2020 (release)
• NC State AFL-CIO Announces Endorsed 2020 Candidates, December 9, 2019 (release)
• Union Members Elected to Local Office Across N.C., November 7, 2019 (release)
• Honoring the Power of Working People at 62nd Annual Convention, September 19, 2019 (release)
• Fayetteville Family Day & Workers’ Rights Cookout (8/17), August 15, 2019 (advisory)
• CWA Member Yvonne Kinston Running for Fayetteville City Council, July 19, 2019 (release)
• LSG Sky Chef Workers at CLT Voting Today to Strike, June 17, 2019 (statement)
• Advisory: Workers’ Bill of Rights Town Hall in Statesville (6/20), June 17, 2019 (advisory)
• Supporters of a $15 Minimum Wage to Hold “NC Pots & Spoons Protest” Outside NCGA, May 8, 2019 (advisory)
• NC Lawmakers Join Fight to Repeal Collective Negotiating Ban, April 24, 2019 (release)
• Community to Honor 183 People Who Died on the Job in 2017, April 23, 2019 (advisory)
• Restoring NC Public Employees’ Freedom to Collectively Negotiate, April 22, 2019 (advisory)
• NC Lawmakers Join the Fight for $15 an Hour and to Cover More Workers, March 19, 2019 (release)
• “Raising the Minimum Wage is for Everyone” press conference on March 19th, March 15, 2019 (advisory)
• NC Labor Unveils “Good-Jobs” Policy Agenda at Biennial Legislative Conference, February 12, 2019 (release)
• Federal Employees in Raleigh to Protest Government Shutdown, January 24, 2019 (advisory)
• North Carolina AFL-CIO Applauds City of Durham for Workers’ Rights Commission, January 22, 2019 (statement)
• North Carolina AFL-CIO Holds 61st Annual Convention, September 20, 2018 (release)
• Supreme Court Attempts to Undermine the Freedom of Working People, June 27, 2018 (statement)
• North Carolina Needs Unions! Town Hall in Durham (6/14/18), June 12, 2019 (advisory)
• Charlotte Community to Demand Accountability for Worksite Death of Juventino Hernandez, May 29, 2019 (advisory)
• We Stand in Solidarity with N.C. Teachers and School Employees, May 16, 2018 (statement)
• N.C. Unions Help Deliver Food for Wake County Students Ahead of May 16th Advocacy Day, May 15, 2018 (release)
• Community to Honor 174 People Who Died on the Job in 2016, April 24, 2018 (advisory)
• Striking Workers to Rally Outside NCDOT Over Abuses by One of Its Contractors, February 9, 2018 (advisory)
• North Carolina Unions Added 16,000 Members in 2017, January 19, 2018 (release)
• Labor-Endorsed Candidates Win Local Elections Across N.C., November 8, 2017 (release)
• North Carolina’s Labor Federation Elects First Woman President, September 15, 2017 (release)
• Charlotte Gearing Up to Fight Postal Cuts with Lunchtime Rally this Wednesday in Uptown, July 24, 2017 (advisory)
• Statement on Anti-Union Amendment to Farm Bill (S615), June 29, 2017 (release)
• Charlotte Construction Workers Urge City Council to Act on Reported Industry Abuses, June 26, 2017 (release)
• Charlotte Construction Workers to Call for Council to Address Industry Abuses, June 22, 2017 (advisory)
• Cinematographer to Lead Local AFL-CIO Chapter in Wilmington, May 10, 2017 (release)
• Statement: “Right to Work” Ballot Initiative Partisan, Unnecessary, April 25, 2017 (release)
• Community to Honor 150 People Who Died on the Job in 2015, April 25, 2017 (advisory)
• NC AFL-CIO Responds to the “Repeal” of House Bill 2, March 30, 2017 (release)
• Our Response to NCDOL Report About 2016 Workplace Fatalities, January 31, 2017 (release)
• ADVISORY: Air Horn Orchestra holding “memorial parade” for McCrory, December 7, 2016
• Congrats to Governor-Elect Cooper on His Recount-Proof Victory, November 30, 2016 (release)
• NC AFL-CIO Joins Calls for Gov. McCrory to Concede, November 22, 2016 (release)
• NC AFL-CIO Congratulates Governor-Elect Roy Cooper, November 9, 2016 (release)
• MaryBe McMillan Renews Calls for NC Republicans to Dump Trump, October 20, 2016 (release)
• NC Labor Hustles to Get Out The Vote October 20th in Charlotte, October 18, 2016 (release)
• Statement on Sen. Burr and Gov. McCrory’s Continued Support of Donald Trump, October 10, 2016 (release)
• 4-Hour Canvass in Charlotte to Kick Off Largest-Ever AFL-CIO Electoral Campaign in NC, September 6, 2016 (release)
• Statement on SCOTUS’ Refusal to Reinstate NC’s Racist Voter ID Law, August 31, 2016 (release)
• Petition Drive, Social Media Push Calls on Sen. Burr to renounce Trump, August 17, 2016 (release)
• REVISED: Community to Honor 137 Dead Workers, April 28, 2016 (advisory)
• Special Session, HB 2 Will Disadvantage All Workers in North Carolina, March 23, 2016
• Duke Faculty Score Overwhelming Victory in Union Election, March 18, 2016
• N.C. No Longer Least Unionized State in the U.S., January 28, 2016
• AFL-CIO backs Ross for Senate, Cooper for Governor, Meeker for Labor, January 19, 2016
• Statement on Gov. McCrory Signing Anti-Worker H.B. 318, October 28, 2015
• Statement on Failure to Combat Wage Theft in North Carolina, October 15, 2015
• Cheaters Win, Rest Lose from Failure to Pass HB 482, September 30, 2015 (statement)
• House Bill 318 Should Be Vetoed Immediately, September 29, 2015 (statement)
• Statement on Fines Levied in Deadly Raleigh Scaffolding Collapse, September 23, 2015
• Labor Day 2015: Working for a Better Life in North Carolina, September 7, 2015 (press release)
• Statement by MaryBe McMillan on House Bill 405, May 19, 2015
• Statement on North Carolina’s Repayment of Unemployment Insurance Debt, May 5, 2015
• MaryBe McMillan on ‘Fight for 15′ Strikes and Rallies Sweeping Across NC, April 15, 2015 (statement)
• Local Opposition to “Fast-Track” Heats Up with Solidarity Press Conference, 10 AM Thurs (4/16) in Raleigh, April 16, 2015 (advisory)
• Public Forum Feb. 25 on Protecting Fayetteville from “Fast Track” and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, March 11, 2015 (advisory)
• Our Message to President Obama in Advance of the SOTU, January 20, 2015 (statement)
• AFL-CIO Convenes Panel in Charlotte about Pending Trade Deals, November 26, 2014 (advisory)
• Citizens use U.S. Senate debate to honor Speaker Thom Tillis with “Tilly Awards”, October 7, 2014 (press release)
• Workers “Organizing to Win” at AFL-CIO Convention this week in Raleigh, September 10, 2014 (advisory)
• RAL Fast Food Workers to Strike, Intensify Fight for $15 and Union, September 3, 2014 (advisory)
• AFL-CIO, NAACP’s Moral Monday “#TalkUnion Tour” comes to Greensboro, August 28, 2014 (advisory)
• Raleigh Kick-off of 3-Stop Moral Monday Labor Day: The #TalkUnion Tour, August 28, 2014 (advisory)
• Death of Legendary NC Trade Unionist P.R. Latta, August 18, 2014 (statement)
• Call to “Organize the South” Gets National Audience at Netroots Nation, July 16, 2014 (press release)
• Workers across North Carolina Support Fast Food Strikers, May 15, 2014 (statement)
• Moral Monday Supporters to Sound Off with Pots & Spoons Protest, May 14, 2014 (advisory)
• Response to Victory of Thom Tillis in Republican Primary, May 6, 2014 (statement)
• Bangladesh Garment Workers Come to Greensboro Press VF Corp on Safety, April 17, 2014 (advisory)
• North Carolina CEOs Made How Much in 2013?!, April 15, 2014 (press release)
• Derision for SCOTUS Ruling in McCutcheon v. FEC, April 2, 2014 (statement)
• Praise for NLRB Ruling that College Athletes are Workers with Union Rights, March 27, 2014 (statement)
• We Endorse Kay Hagan for U.S. Senate, Mark Martin for Chief Justice, March 20, 2014 (press release)
• Unions, Community Partners Demystify Economics to Advance Economic Justice, March 12, 2014 (press release)
• Sen. Martin Nesbitt: A ‘True Neighbor’ of Working Families, March 7, 2014 (statement)
• Statement by James Andrews on Nomination of Debo Adegbile, March 5, 2014 (statement)
• Organize the South panel at Duke Feb. 17 at 7pm, February 17, 2014 (advisory)
• HR 3830 Threatens to Put Working People on “Fast Track” to Ruin, January 13, 2014 (statement)
• Locals Bring Statewide Pope Picket to Weaverville Roses, December 15, 2013 (advisory)
• Belmont Raises the Alarm About Art Pope at Information Picket of Roses, December 14, 2013 (advisory)
• Fayetteville Pickets Art Pope’s Low-Wage Retail, Big-Money Political Empire, December 14, 2013 (advisory)
• Goldsboro Residents Join Informational Picket of Art Pope’s Maxway, December 13, 2013 (advisory)
• We Stand in Solidarity with Walmart Workers on Black Friday, November 26, 2013 (statement)
• Extremely disappointed N.C. Senate fails to save federal unemployment benefits, June 12, 2013 (statement)
• Kay Hagan is key to creating commonsense immigration policy, May 31, 2013 (press release)
• Labor advocates “deeply disappointed” by NCGA’s inaction, May 18, 2013 (statement)
• 148 Workers Died on the Job in N.C. in 2011, May 7, 2013 (press release)
• Luchadoras to Fight for Tax Fairness on Tax Day, April 11, 2013 (advisory)
• Luchadoras Join Working Families to Say, “Let’s get ready to rumble!”, March 25, 2013 (press release)
• Charlotte Rallies to Cause of Saving Saturday Mail Delivery, March 21, 2013 (advisory)
• Announcing a Fair Fight to settle the score between the people and the powerful, March 18, 2013 (advisory)
• Massive Funding Losses for NC Unless Congress Cancels Cuts, February 26, 2013 (press release)
• MaryBe McMillan Calls Out Governor, Legislature for Bullying Jobless Workers, February 19, 2013 (statement)
• NC State AFL-CIO announces support for comprehensive immigration reform, February 6, 2013 (press release)
• MaryBe McMillan Responds to Republicans’ Anti-Worker Constitutional Amendments, January 30, 2013 (statement)
• National Candlelight Campaign Against Cuts Coming to Downtown Asheville (12/10), December 6, 2012 (advisory)
• National Candlelight Campaign Against Cuts Coming to Downtown Greensboro (12/10), December 6, 2012 (advisory)
• National Candlelight Campaign Against Cuts Coming to Downtown Raleigh (12/10), December 6, 2012 (advisory)
• State AFL-CIO Goes to The Hill to Tell Congress “No More Tax Cuts For The Rich. No Benefit Cuts For The Rest.”, November 29, 2012 (press release)
• NC AFL-CIO travels to Washington, DC to tell Congress No Cuts to Our Safety Net, November 27, 2012 (advisory)
• Statement by MaryBe McMillan on “Fix the Debt” Campaign Coming to N.C., November 27, 2012 (statement)
• N.C. workers and retirees tell Congress to protect safety net, tax the rich, November 8, 2012 (press release)
• While Romney Stumps in Asheville, Workers Prepare to Vote for a Middle Class Agenda, October 11, 2012 (press release)
• Union Members Give Out Free Hugs at Carolina Fest, Invite People to “Hug-A-Union Thug”, August 27, 2012 (press advisory for September 3)
• Romney-Ryan Math Adds Up to Windfall for Rich, Fiscal Disaster for North Carolina, August 15, 2012 (press release)
• N.C. Working Families Join Call for Mitt Romney to Release His Tax Returns, August 10, 2012 (press release)
• Statement By NC State AFL-CIO’s President James Andrews On President Obama’s Announcement On Deferred Action For Immigrant Youth, June 15, 2012 (statement)
• N.C. Union Members Kickoff Election Year Effort by Screening “Meet Mr. 1%”, May 22, 2012 (press release)
• State Lawmakers’ Return to Raleigh Marked by an Unforgettable Protest, May 16, 2012 (press release)
• Welcoming State Lawmakers Back to Raleigh with an Unforgettable Protest, May 16, 2012 (press advisory)
• Tax Inequality at Issue During Tax Day “Showdown” in Raleigh, April 17, 2012 (press advisory)
• 99% movement in Raleigh to picket Art Pope’s big money agenda, March 1, 2012 (press advisory)
• 69,700 North Carolinians To Lose Unemployment Insurance Lifeline Unless Congress Acts Before January 1st, December 6, 2011 (press release)
• GOP Hall of Fame Inductees Have Earned Their Place in Infamy, November 18, 2011 (press release)
• 99% Movement Mobilizes For A Focus On Jobs Crisis, November 16, 2011 (press advisory)
• Statement By NC State AFL-CIO President James Andrews On Ohio, November 9, 2011 (press release)
• Rep. Ellmers’ Failure To Fight For Jobs Threatens Our Economy, October 12, 2011 (press advisory)
• Luminaries Will Light Up Raleigh To Highlight Our Jobs Crisis, October 9, 2011 (press advisory)
• C’mon Sue! Focus On What Matters: The Jobs Crisis!, October 7, 2011 (press advisory)
• Bad Trade Practices Have Cost North Carolina 107,390 Jobs Sent to China, September 23, 2011 (press release)
• Thom Tillis Will Be the Star at First Annual “Tilly Awards”, September 14, 2011 (press advisory)
• Workers Bear Witness To Injustice at Thom Tillis Town Hall (Clayton), August 29, 2011 (press advisory)
• Workers Will Be Watching as Tillis Raises Cash for Wake County Ideologues, August 24, 2011 (press advisory)
• Workers Bear Witness to Injustice at Thom Tillis Town Hall (Cornelius), August 15, 2011 (press advisory)
• Coalition Unites Around Building Community in Charlotte at Public Forum, August 9, 2011 (press release)
• Sue Myrick’s Record Shows Only Job She Cares About Is Her Own, August 1, 2011  (press release)
• N.C. House Republicans Cash-In on Selling Out North Carolina, June 28, 2011  (press release)
• Workers to Picket Republican Party Over Warped Policy Priorities, April 28, 2011  (press release)
• North Carolina CEOs Collect Raises While Workers Sacrifice, April 22, 2011  (press release)
• PayWatch Report on Reynolds American CEO Susan Ivey, April 22, 2011  (press release enclosure)
• April 4 We Are One – Raleigh Silent Protest  (press release)
• April 4 We Are One – Statewide Events  (media advisory)