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Labor Update for Week of January 8, 2018

Labor Update for Week of January 8, 2018

05 Jan, 2018

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Labor Update for Week of January 8, 2018

Our weekly email blast with updates from our blog, news that works for working people, and upcoming actions and events.

Labor Update for Week of January 8, 2018

"Women's Rally on Raleigh" set for January 20th

"Women's Rally on Raleigh" set for January 20th

05 Jan, 2018

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"Women's Rally on Raleigh" set for January 20th

Join us Saturday, January 20th in Raleigh to mark the one year anniversary of the Women's March. To show our love for the resistance, the North Carolina AFL-CIO plans to operate a "Hug-A-Thug" booth while tabling at the Women's Rally on Raleigh, and we're looking to recruit a few good union members as huggers!

"Women's Rally on Raleigh" set for January 20th

Greensboro's Largest Newspaper Comes Out for Raising Wages

Greensboro's Largest Newspaper Comes Out for Raising Wages

05 Jan, 2018

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Greensboro's Largest Newspaper Comes Out for Raising Wages

"Even the rationales for stifling minimum wages in North Carolina contradict themselves," says the newspaper for North Carolina's third largest city.

Greensboro's Largest Newspaper Comes Out for Raising Wages

Northeast Semi-Supersonic Train to be Union Built

03 Jan, 2018

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03 Jan, 2018

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Northeast Semi-Supersonic Train to be Union Built

The developers of a train that would travel nearly half the speed of sound and get passengers from New York to Washington, D.C., in about an hour signed a memorandum of understanding to only use union labor on the project.

Northeast Semi-Supersonic Train to be Union Built

Together: What We Accomplished in 2017

Together: What We Accomplished in 2017

29 Dec, 2017

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Together: What We Accomplished in 2017

In 2017, we celebrated 60 years of the NC State AFL-CIO. It was a pivotal moment to reflect on lessons of the past and plan for the future. For all the highlights from our 60th Annual Convention, Labor 2017, our support for affiliates, and how North Carolina's labor federation continued raising the bar, read our 2017 Annual Report.

Together: What We Accomplished in 2017

Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards

13 Dec, 2017

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13 Dec, 2017

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Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards

A decade ago or so, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center and the liberal-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimated that making the Bush tax cuts permanent — rather than letting them expire in 2010 — would increase the after-tax

Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards