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Endorsements finalized for March 15th primary

Endorsements finalized for March 15th primary

12 Feb, 2016

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Endorsements finalized for March 15th primary

These are the statewide, legislative, and local candidates running with the union label.

Endorsements finalized for March 15th primary

Duke faculty file for a union

Duke faculty file for a union

12 Feb, 2016

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Duke faculty file for a union

Less than a month after the federal government reported an increase in union membership in North Carolina and other southern states last year, non-tenured faculty at Duke University filed for a union of their own.

Duke faculty file for a union

Union membership up in the South

Union membership up in the South

12 Feb, 2016

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Union membership up in the South

Annual data on unions and unionization rates showed North Carolina wasn't the only southern state to see an increase last year over 2014.

Union membership up in the South

MillerCoors wants Carolina to lose

MillerCoors wants Carolina to lose

05 Feb, 2016

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MillerCoors wants Carolina to lose

MillerCoors plans to abandon Carolina by shutting down its profitable, award-winning brewery in Eden, N.C. where 500 people work.

MillerCoors wants Carolina to lose

National Trade Lobby Day is Feb. 10th

National Trade Lobby Day is Feb. 10th

29 Jan, 2016

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National Trade Lobby Day is Feb. 10th

As our fight to defeat the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) continues, the national AFL-CIO is calling state and local labor leaders and affiliates to Washington, DC for a lobbying blitz on February 10th - and for everyone else to flood Congress with phone calls against the TPP.

National Trade Lobby Day is Feb. 10th

N.C. unions gained ground in 2015

N.C. unions gained ground in 2015

29 Jan, 2016

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N.C. unions gained ground in 2015

North Carolina fared better in state rankings last year - after an inexplicable decline in 2014 - rising a full percentage point to 49th, ahead of South Carolina.

N.C. unions gained ground in 2015