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Beyond Bathrooms: Gov. McCrory's #HB2 flushed local power, workplace rights down the toilet

Beyond Bathrooms: Gov. McCrory's #HB2 flushed local power, workplace rights down the toilet

13 Apr, 2016

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Beyond Bathrooms: Gov. McCrory's #HB2 flushed local power, workplace rights down the toilet

The new law significantly undermined the rights of ALL working people in our state and must be repealed!

Beyond Bathrooms: Gov. McCrory's #HB2 flushed local power, workplace rights down the toilet

Petition: Demand Case Farms let poultry workers use bathroom

Petition: Demand Case Farms let poultry workers use bathroom

08 Apr, 2016

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Petition: Demand Case Farms let poultry workers use bathroom

Ridiculous as it may sound, North Carolina poultry workers need our help to be able to go to the bathroom because their employer, Case Farms, is refusing to allow employees to relieve themselves when needed, in violation of OSHA standards and, we might add, basic human decency.

Petition: Demand Case Farms let poultry workers use bathroom

Carolina Labor School gets "Advanced"

08 Apr, 2016

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08 Apr, 2016

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Carolina Labor School gets "Advanced"

We held an Advanced Labor School in Raleigh last week, the first in over a decade, to give Carolina Labor School, grads a deeper understanding of labor law, collective bargaining, FMLA, duty of fair representation in a so-called "right to work" state, and more.

Carolina Labor School gets "Advanced"

N&O: Raise the minimum wage, lift the economy

N&O: Raise the minimum wage, lift the economy

06 Apr, 2016

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N&O: Raise the minimum wage, lift the economy

The News & Observer​ agrees with us that what's good for working people is good for business!

N&O: Raise the minimum wage, lift the economy

Global strike, protests April 14 will be 'biggest-ever'

Global strike, protests April 14 will be 'biggest-ever'

01 Apr, 2016

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Global strike, protests April 14 will be 'biggest-ever'

Fresh off major victories in California, New York, and Pennsylvania, the Fight for $15 and union rights has announced that April 14th will be its biggest mobilization ever.

Global strike, protests April 14 will be 'biggest-ever'

Geary: 'Faculty uprising' at Duke what higher ed needs

Geary: 'Faculty uprising' at Duke what higher ed needs

01 Apr, 2016

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Geary: 'Faculty uprising' at Duke what higher ed needs

Bob Geary has an excellent piece in the current issue of Indy Week about the successful organizing drive by non-tenured faculty at Duke.

Geary: 'Faculty uprising' at Duke what higher ed needs