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Southern organizing trainings and apprenticeships available

Southern organizing trainings and apprenticeships available

20 Nov, 2015

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Southern organizing trainings and apprenticeships available

AFL-CIO's Organizing Institute (O.I.) has opportunities for union organizer training and apprenticeships in the South with two upcoming 3-day sessions - one in New Orleans in December and the other in Atlanta in January. The deadline to apply for New Orleans is Dec. 1 and for Atlanta is Dec. 15.

Southern organizing trainings and apprenticeships available

Leo Gerard: The TPP is another deadly trade deal

Leo Gerard: The TPP is another deadly trade deal

20 Nov, 2015

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Leo Gerard: The TPP is another deadly trade deal

After years of decline, the death rate for the least educated middle-aged white Americans has increased since NAFTA, and "half a million people are dead who should not be dead," say economists.

Leo Gerard: The TPP is another deadly trade deal

Duke contingent faculty the focus of Dec. 3 People's Alliance meeting

Duke contingent faculty the focus of Dec. 3 People's Alliance meeting

13 Nov, 2015

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Duke contingent faculty the focus of Dec. 3 People's Alliance meeting

The Durham People's Alliance will use its December 3 meeting and Progressive Forum to educate about the so-called "gig economy" and the effort by contingent faculty at Duke University to organize with NC Faculty Forward.

Duke contingent faculty the focus of Dec. 3 People's Alliance meeting

Opinion: Prosperity for all begins with taking care of our workers

Opinion: Prosperity for all begins with taking care of our workers

13 Nov, 2015

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Opinion: Prosperity for all begins with taking care of our workers

Chapel Hill resident, ardent AFL-CIO supporter and grandma, Miriam Thompson, wrote an excellent op-ed for the News & Observer, in which she asks a question that used to be the cornerstone of the American social contract, "How can we build a better future for my children and grandchildren – and yours?

Opinion: Prosperity for all begins with taking care of our workers

Coalition of Immokalee Workers on "Publix Truth Tour" of NC

Coalition of Immokalee Workers on "Publix Truth Tour" of NC

30 Oct, 2015

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Coalition of Immokalee Workers on "Publix Truth Tour" of NC

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), a worker-based human rights organization known for its groundbreaking Fair Food Program and anti-slavery campaigns, will be in Charlotte Nov. 5-7 to promote the documentary film Food Chains and to protest grocery chain Publix over its refusal to meet with farmworkers to discuss abuses in their supply chain.

Coalition of Immokalee Workers on "Publix Truth Tour" of NC

Day of the Dead celebration to highlight workers’ plight

Day of the Dead celebration to highlight workers’ plight

30 Oct, 2015

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Day of the Dead celebration to highlight workers’ plight

North Carolina farmworker and human rights advocates will gather at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh at 2pm on Sunday, November 1 to celebrate the Day of the Dead / Dia de Los Muertos by honoring fallen field and poultry workers.

Day of the Dead celebration to highlight workers’ plight