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AFL-CIO: Top 5 Scariest Things About the TPP

AFL-CIO: Top 5 Scariest Things About the TPP

30 Oct, 2015

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AFL-CIO: Top 5 Scariest Things About the TPP

Just in time for Halloween, Celeste Drake, Trade & Globalization Policy Specialist at the AFL-CIO, has written a blog post with the five scariest things about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (aka "NAFTA on steroids").

AFL-CIO: Top 5 Scariest Things About the TPP

Eastern Piedmont CLC supports Roanoke Rapids community

Eastern Piedmont CLC supports Roanoke Rapids community

27 Oct, 2015

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Eastern Piedmont CLC supports Roanoke Rapids community

Earlier this month the Eastern Piedmont Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO made a donation to the Union Mission of Roanoke Rapids as part of its commitment to serving the community its members call home.

Eastern Piedmont CLC supports Roanoke Rapids community

Opinion: Justice of Jesus demands fair wages for a fair living

Opinion: Justice of Jesus demands fair wages for a fair living

23 Oct, 2015

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Opinion: Justice of Jesus demands fair wages for a fair living

The North Carolina Council of Churches has responded to the findings of an investigation by the News & Observer that Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry let deadbeat employers steal $1 million from North Carolinians in 2014 with a powerful op-ed calling on Berry "to enforce the laws of North Carolina" because "That’s her job.

Opinion: Justice of Jesus demands fair wages for a fair living

Fight for $15 and a union Nov. 10 (UPDATED)

Fight for $15 and a union Nov. 10 (UPDATED)

23 Oct, 2015

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Fight for $15 and a union Nov. 10 (UPDATED)

The more low-wage workers hear about the Fight for $15, the better, which makes the nationwide day of action on November 10 more important than ever.

Fight for $15 and a union Nov. 10 (UPDATED)

N.C. is aiding and abetting criminal activity with taxpayer money

16 Oct, 2015

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16 Oct, 2015

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N.C. is aiding and abetting criminal activity with taxpayer money

Wage thieves are real, they are criminals, and last year Cherie Berry let them get away with stealing $1 million from workers in North Carolina.

N.C. is aiding and abetting criminal activity with taxpayer money

Wage theft just the latest FAIL by Cherie Berry

Wage theft just the latest FAIL by Cherie Berry

16 Oct, 2015

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Wage theft just the latest FAIL by Cherie Berry

It's not just failing to combat wage theft. Cherie Berry has a long, sorry record as North Carolina's Labor Commissioner, including multiple investigations by both the press and federal regulators and outrageous policy positions on child labor and the minimum wage.

Wage theft just the latest FAIL by Cherie Berry