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Victory for VW Chattanooga workers joining together in union

Victory for VW Chattanooga workers joining together in union

15 Apr, 2016

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Victory for VW Chattanooga workers joining together in union

Volkswagen lost its case before the National Labor Relations Board this week challenging the right of VW maintenance workers at its Chattanooga, TN plant to join in union with UAW.

Victory for VW Chattanooga workers joining together in union

FLOC's March on Reynolds returns May 5th

FLOC's March on Reynolds returns May 5th

15 Apr, 2016

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FLOC's March on Reynolds returns May 5th

Join Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO members and allies in Winston-Salem May 5th at Reynolds American’s annual shareholders meeting to call on the company to sign an agreement with FLOC guaranteeing freedom of association to all farmworkers in their supply chain!

FLOC's March on Reynolds returns May 5th

Forked Durham: An Evening with Saru Jayaraman (4/28)

Forked Durham: An Evening with Saru Jayaraman (4/28)

14 Apr, 2016

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Forked Durham: An Evening with Saru Jayaraman (4/28)

Acclaimed author Saru Jayaraman will be in Durham for a special event Thursday, April 28 to talk about ways diners can leverage their collective power to force the restaurant industry to change its anti-worker ways.

Forked Durham: An Evening with Saru Jayaraman (4/28)

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The new law significantly undermined the rights of ALL working people in our state and must be repealed!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