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Working America represents at Medicaid Expansion Lobby Day

Working America represents at Medicaid Expansion Lobby Day

27 Mar, 2015

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Working America represents at Medicaid Expansion Lobby Day

On Tuesday, Working America joined a diverse coalition of organizations to press for North Carolina lawmakers and Governor McCrory to reverse course and expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

Working America represents at Medicaid Expansion Lobby Day

Leaked investor chapter of the TPP worse than imagined

Leaked investor chapter of the TPP worse than imagined

26 Mar, 2015

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Leaked investor chapter of the TPP worse than imagined

Leaked text from the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations published by Wikileaks reveals that the TPP would give corporations sweeping new powers over the U.S. government, a revelation that "must be a wake up call for our nation", says CWA President Larry Cohen.

Leaked investor chapter of the TPP worse than imagined

Locked out ADT workers in Winston-Salem hold first picket

Locked out ADT workers in Winston-Salem hold first picket

20 Mar, 2015

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Locked out ADT workers in Winston-Salem hold first picket

On Saint Patrick's Day, about a dozen community members and workers, who have been locked out of their jobs since February by ADT Security Alarm Company in Winston-Salem, NC, walked an information picket line for four hours at the busiest intersection in town to raise awareness of the company's illegal behavior.

Locked out ADT workers in Winston-Salem hold first picket

Jim Hightower: Think BIG about what the postal service could be

Jim Hightower: Think BIG about what the postal service could be

20 Mar, 2015

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Jim Hightower: Think BIG about what the postal service could be

In the latest issue of his fiery monthly newsletter, The Lowdown, populist truth-teller Jim Hightower uses the story of how the small town of Valentine, Texas is rallying to save its post office from closing to call on Americans to think big about what postal service in the 21st century could be and to introduce A Grand Alliance that has formed to save the United States Postal Service from annihilation.

Jim Hightower: Think BIG about what the postal service could be

Working America lobbying for Medicaid expansion in NC

Working America lobbying for Medicaid expansion in NC

20 Mar, 2015

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Working America lobbying for Medicaid expansion in NC

Join advocates from across North Carolina at the General Assembly on Tuesday, March 24 to show your support for closing the Medicaid coverage gap. We will deliver to the governor and lawmakers our letter - along with thousands of petition signatures calling for Medicaid expansion. Help us make sure half a million hard-working North Carolinians gain access to health coverage that would create 43,000 new jobs and bring over a billion dollars into our state's economy.

Working America lobbying for Medicaid expansion in NC

NC Churches advocate for raising wages, union rights

NC Churches advocate for raising wages, union rights

13 Mar, 2015

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NC Churches advocate for raising wages, union rights

We love this new post written by Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate for the NC Council of Churches. If you believe in our agenda or raising wages and empowering workers, we think you will love it too.

NC Churches advocate for raising wages, union rights