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N&O: At NC Department of Labor, little help for unpaid workers
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N&O: At NC Department of Labor, little help for unpaid workers

The North Carolina Department of Labor allowed deadbeat employers to steal $1 million in wages from their employees last year. When those 617 workers turned to their Labor Commissioner, Cherie Berry, for help, she turned them away, closing their cases almost as soon as they had been opened, according to reporting by Mandy Locke at the News & Observer about our "Reluctant Regulator".

N&O: At NC Department of Labor, little help for unpaid workers

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Cheaters win, rest lose from failure to pass HB 482

Yet again, legislators have chosen to protect the interests of well-heeled lobbyists at the expense of workers. Because of the legislature's inaction, workers will continue to lose wages and benefits, companies that abide by the law will continue to lose business to their unscrupulous competitors, and our state will continue to lose over $400 million in lost revenue.

Cheaters win, rest lose from failure to pass HB 482

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Working-family endorsed candidates for Fall 2015
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Working-family endorsed candidates for Fall 2015

Who you vote for is a personal decision. These are the only candidates who sought and received the endorsement of working people in the Fall 2015 local elections across North Carolina. Note that several union members are running for office in these elections, so we've noted them accordingly.

Working-family endorsed candidates for Fall 2015