Labor Update for Week of August 27, 2018

From the Blog

Overflow Hotel Option Available for Annual Convention

Do you still need to reserve rooms for our 61st Annual Convention, September 20-21 in Raleigh? The official convention hotel may be sold out, but worry not! We have secured an overflow room block at the nearby Hyatt Place North Raleigh-Midtown. Call 919-833-6678 for details on how to book your stay at the Hyatt at a discount. Don't forget to register your delegates and guests for what's shaping up to be one of our biggest, most engaging conventions ever! Read more.

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REGISTER GUESTS or FOR OUR NEW VENDOR EXPO at AFLCIONC.org

We're rising. We're winning. Join a Union!

The AFL-CIO has launched a television ad campaign highlighting the wave of collective action sweeping the country. From union organizing victories to the defeat of “right to work” in Missouri, working people are on the rise. Watch the ad.

"Something is happening in America.... When we stand together, we have the power.” -- Richard Trumka, President, AFL-CIO

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Freedom to Join Together: Workers at HAECO Cabin Solutions in the Triad are Organizing

Aerospace workers will vote on whether to join the Machinists Union in the first high-profile union organizing drive in the Piedmont Triad area of Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and High Point since 2011. Read more.

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Celebrate Labor Day the Union Way in North Carolina

Monday, September 3rd is Labor Day!

In Charlotte: Celebrate the American worker at Charlotte’s 19th annual Labor Day Parade on Monday, September 3rd, 2018. The parade will start at the Hal Marshall Center, 701 North Tryon Street, at 11:00 a.m., and will proceed down Tryon Street, past the square, turning left onto 3rd Street, and ending up at College and 3rd Street. The parade features labor union floats, vehicles, marchers, political candidates, stepping groups, bands, car clubs, beauty queens and community groups. Learn more.

In Canton: Snaking through the downtown district with over 100 homemade floats, the parade in Canton, which hasn't missed a beat in 112 years, showcases the workers, farmers, elected officials, and non-profits that keep the Western North Carolina region vibrant and sustainable for all people. Be sure to arrive an hour early with a lawn chair or blanket to stake claim to a couple square feet of sidewalk. Learn more.

In your backyard: Many of you will be spending a portion of Labor Day weekend with the grill of your dreams. So when you "meat" up with friends, be sure to raise the "steaks" for your holiday barbecue with these delicious favorites made by ethical companies that treat their workers fairly, thereby helping to strengthen the middle class. Enjoy the holiday, and together we’ll grill our way to a stronger America. Learn more.