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Media and Blog Roundup for Workers Memorial Day 2017

Media and Blog Roundup for Workers Memorial Day 2017

05 May, 2017

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Media and Blog Roundup for Workers Memorial Day 2017

Here's the full media and blog roundup - plus links to photos and video - of coverage of Workers' Memorial Day in Raleigh.

Media and Blog Roundup for Workers Memorial Day 2017

Grieving Family Members Join Workers Memorial Day Service in Raleigh

Grieving Family Members Join Workers Memorial Day Service in Raleigh

28 Apr, 2017

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Grieving Family Members Join Workers Memorial Day Service in Raleigh

About three dozen people including labor advocates and faith leaders and surviving family members turned out to remember 150 people who died while working for a better life in North Carolina in 2015.

Grieving Family Members Join Workers Memorial Day Service in Raleigh

“Right to Work” Constitutional Amendment About Politics, Not People

“Right to Work” Constitutional Amendment About Politics, Not People

20 Apr, 2017

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“Right to Work” Constitutional Amendment About Politics, Not People

An effort to put North Carolina’s Jim Crow-era “right to work” law in the state constitution with a November 2018 ballot measure is about protecting Republican legislative and congressional majorities in the midterm election.

“Right to Work” Constitutional Amendment About Politics, Not People

Legislative Report: Understanding the "Repeal" of HB2

Legislative Report: Understanding the "Repeal" of HB2

13 Apr, 2017

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Legislative Report: Understanding the "Repeal" of HB2

A number of our members have asked us what the repeal legislation, known as HB 142, actually provides. We have attempted to briefly explain our understanding in this report.

Legislative Report: Understanding the "Repeal" of HB2

Remember the Dead on Workers Memorial Day 2017 (4/28)

Remember the Dead on Workers Memorial Day 2017 (4/28)

12 Apr, 2017

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Remember the Dead on Workers Memorial Day 2017 (4/28)

Join us at 10 AM Friday, April 28th in Raleigh for a press conference and solemn memorial service during which participants will toll a bell 150 times - once for each person in North Carolina who died while working for a better life in 2015.

Remember the Dead on Workers Memorial Day 2017 (4/28)

NELP: 70 Years of Data, No Evidence Raising Wages Kills Jobs

NELP: 70 Years of Data, No Evidence Raising Wages Kills Jobs

12 Apr, 2017

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NELP: 70 Years of Data, No Evidence Raising Wages Kills Jobs

Historical evidence suggests the common refrain of minimum wage hike opponents belongs in the dustbin of history. A survey of 70 years of data by the National Employment Law Project found NO evidence minimum wage hikes affect employment levels.

NELP: 70 Years of Data, No Evidence Raising Wages Kills Jobs