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Call for Fixes to NC Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Call for Fixes to NC Unemployment Insurance Benefits

17 Jun, 2017

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Call for Fixes to NC Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Today the trust fund that pays unemployment benefits has over $3 BILLION in assets - more than enough cushion to warrant changing the law by reversing the takeaways of 2013 and giving working people who fall on hard times a fair shake.

Call for Fixes to NC Unemployment Insurance Benefits

NC State AFL-CIO 60th Annual Convention, Sept. 13-15th

NC State AFL-CIO 60th Annual Convention, Sept. 13-15th

07 Jun, 2017

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NC State AFL-CIO 60th Annual Convention, Sept. 13-15th

This year is an election year for our state federation, so your FULL participation is more important than ever! The president and our entire executive board will stand for election to new 4-year terms.

NC State AFL-CIO 60th Annual Convention, Sept. 13-15th

Franklin Co. Commissioner John May, CWA, Dead at 67

Franklin Co. Commissioner John May, CWA, Dead at 67

02 Jun, 2017

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Franklin Co. Commissioner John May, CWA, Dead at 67

After serving in the military, John went to work at Southern Bell, where he met and married into one family with wife, Vickie Gay, and joined his other family - the labor movement.

Franklin Co. Commissioner John May, CWA, Dead at 67

What You Need to Know About Non-Compete Agreements

What You Need to Know About Non-Compete Agreements

02 Jun, 2017

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What You Need to Know About Non-Compete Agreements

How common are they, and what can people do to end the abuse of non-compete agreements in low-wage and skilled trades industries? Here's what you need to know.

What You Need to Know About Non-Compete Agreements

Legislative Report: Labor Issues after the "Crossover" Deadline

Legislative Report: Labor Issues after the "Crossover" Deadline

22 May, 2017

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Legislative Report: Labor Issues after the "Crossover" Deadline

April 27th was the deadline for state bills to pass one chamber and "crossover" to the next in order to still be viable this session. Here's what that means for the issues we're following.

Legislative Report: Labor Issues after the "Crossover" Deadline

Crack Down on Wage Thieves in North Carolina

Crack Down on Wage Thieves in North Carolina

22 May, 2017

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Crack Down on Wage Thieves in North Carolina

Sign our petition to tell state Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry, our "Reluctant Regulator" to use her power to crack down on minimum wage violators in North Carolina!

Crack Down on Wage Thieves in North Carolina