Labor Update for April 2, 2018
From the Blog
Winston-Salem Day of Dignity and Respect (April 4th)
Join Winston-Salem faith leaders, Working America, city workers, and community members as we rally to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy of championing working people’s rights, April 4th at 6:00p. Read more.
Watch the Facebook Live broadcast at facebook.com/ncstateaflcio
Farm Laborers Launch Boycott of Reynolds VUSE e-Cigs
Until Reynolds signs an agreement guaranteeing farmworkers freedom of association and the right to collectively negotiate for safe and humane working and living conditions and for a fair return on their work, join us in boycotting the VUSE e-cigarette brand! Read more.
NC Alliance for Retired Americans Convention Call
NC Attorney General Josh Stein will deliver the keynote address when union and non-union active retirees hold the next triennial convention of the NC Alliance for Retired Americans, Tuesday, June 12, 2018, in Raleigh.
News that Works
How to grow a union in an anti-union state -- RETWEET THIS
Democrats are failing to follow Conor Lamb in attracting labor votes: Bill Richardson
Escaping Poverty Requires Almost 20 Years With Nearly Nothing Going Wrong
Durham City Council wants to overturn N.C. ban on collective bargaining -- SHARE THIS
Billionaires Made So Much Money Last Year They Could End Extreme Poverty Seven Times -- RETWEET THIS
How Unions Carried Pennsylvania’s 18th District — and Why the DNC Should Be Paying Attention
Take Action
Apply for Women's Labor Leadership Apprenticeship
Are you, or someone you know, looking for an opportunity to work with a union or worker justice organization? Are you a leader in your workplace, a graduating student activist, or economic justice organizer wanting to work in the labor movement?
Apply for the inaugural Apprenticeship Program, a new program designed to identify and recruit activists who are passionate about economic justice. If selected, paid apprentices will be placed with a union or worker organization for three to twelve months. APPLY HERE
Tell elected officials: it's time to raise the minimum-wage in North Carolina!
It is time for our elected officials to hear loud and clear: Now is the time to do right by workers and put NC on a path to $15 an hour. SIGN UP
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Upcoming Events
April 4: Continuing King's Legacy: Fighting for $15 Family Wages
April 5: Durham Workers Assembly #4
April 9-20: Boycott VUSE
April 14: North Carolina APRI 44th birthday celebration
April 14: Critical Issues Seminar: Wisdom of Women
April 27: Workers' Memorial Day service in Raleigh
April 28: Workers' Memorial Day
May 3: Durham Workers Assembly #5
May 8: Primary Election Day
May 9: Documentary screening in Charlotte of "Union Time"
May 22: Raising Wages NC Lobby Day