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Today’s Photo ID Laws Are Yesterday’s Beans in a Jar

24 Aug, 2016

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24 Aug, 2016

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Today’s Photo ID Laws Are Yesterday’s Beans in a Jar

Growing up in rural Kentucky, Augusta Thomas witnessed the extreme measures elected officials would take to prevent African-American men from voting.

Today’s Photo ID Laws Are Yesterday’s Beans in a Jar

On the 51st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Now Is the Time to Restore It to Its Full Power

On the 51st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Now Is the Time to Restore It to Its Full Power

23 Aug, 2016

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On the 51st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Now Is the Time to Restore It to Its Full Power

Anniversaries can be celebratory or somber. Today we celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and it is the kind of anniversary in which we hail the success of the act, while also acknowledging the deficiencies in our democracy that make the full act necessary.

On the 51st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Now Is the Time to Restore It to Its Full Power

Greensboro adopts paid parental leave for city employees

Greensboro adopts paid parental leave for city employees

19 Aug, 2016

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Greensboro adopts paid parental leave for city employees

People working for the City of Greensboro will have access to up to six months of paid parental leave thanks to a successful coalition effort by community activists and working people - including AFL-CIO community affiliate Working America.

Greensboro adopts paid parental leave for city employees

AFL-CIO affiliate members skill-up to Organize the South

AFL-CIO affiliate members skill-up to Organize the South

12 Aug, 2016

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AFL-CIO affiliate members skill-up to Organize the South

Bringing democracy to more workplaces across the South will take organizers - people who are active members of our affiliates and have the necessary skills to work on internal and external organizing campaigns, which is why we were proud to host the AFL-CIO's 3-day basic organizing skills training, the Organizing Institute (O.I.), recently in Charlotte.

AFL-CIO affiliate members skill-up to Organize the South

Staff at NC Justice Center unionize, secure first contract

Staff at NC Justice Center unionize, secure first contract

12 Aug, 2016

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Staff at NC Justice Center unionize, secure first contract

Sign our petition thanking staff at the N.C. Justice Center for setting an example that we hope people working at other non-profits will follow and welcoming them to our labor movement.

Staff at NC Justice Center unionize, secure first contract

What will it take for Sen. Burr to dump Trump?

12 Aug, 2016

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12 Aug, 2016

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What will it take for Sen. Burr to dump Trump?

An organization dedicated to holding powerful Republican politicians accountable for what they say and what they do has a come out with a new video accusing Senator Richard Burr of deserting "his sense of common decency in favor of backing Donald Trump."

What will it take for Sen. Burr to dump Trump?