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Rep. Alma Adams pledges her opposition to "Fast Track"

Rep. Alma Adams pledges her opposition to "Fast Track"

06 Feb, 2015

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Rep. Alma Adams pledges her opposition to "Fast Track"

Rep. Adams listened as her constituents talked about how no "free trade" agreement, no matter how terrible for American workers or consumers or our democracy itself, has ever been defeated once given "fast track" status. The TPP would be the worst such agreement yet, and Rep. Adams pledged to stand with her constituents against both "fast track" and the TPP.

Rep. Alma Adams pledges her opposition to "Fast Track"

Reporter Mandy Locke explains the "Contract to Cheat" in NC

Reporter Mandy Locke explains the "Contract to Cheat" in NC

06 Feb, 2015

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Reporter Mandy Locke explains the "Contract to Cheat" in NC

If you weren't able to attend NC Policy Watch's Crucial Conversation with Mandy Locke, investigative reporter for the Raleigh News & Observer, that full program on worker misclassification is now available online.

Reporter Mandy Locke explains the "Contract to Cheat" in NC

Black union women the focus of national survey

Black union women the focus of national survey

06 Feb, 2015

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Black union women the focus of national survey

The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) is conducting a national survey of black women rank-and-file union members, organizers, leaders, and worker's rights activists to learn more about their experiences in the labor movement.

Black union women the focus of national survey

Deaths on the job almost doubled in 2014

Deaths on the job almost doubled in 2014

30 Jan, 2015

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Deaths on the job almost doubled in 2014

The News & Observer has reported that nearly twice as many workers died on the job in North Carolina in 2014 compared to the year before, according to preliminary data released by the state Department of Labor this month. Is Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry up to doing her job?

Deaths on the job almost doubled in 2014

The worst trade deal you've never heard of

The worst trade deal you've never heard of

30 Jan, 2015

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The worst trade deal you've never heard of

You've got to see this video post by former Secretary of Labor during the Clinton Administration, Robert Reich. Pay close attention at the 1 minute mark of this video. If that passes, it's game over for workers.

The worst trade deal you've never heard of

Greensboro responds to firing with a sit-in

Greensboro responds to firing with a sit-in

30 Jan, 2015

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Greensboro responds to firing with a sit-in

Our inspirational story of the week goes to fast food workers in the Fight for $15 and their community supporters in Greensboro who answered workplace injustice in a very-Greensboro way. Triad City Beat covered what happened after Wendy's retaliated against their employee Crystal Price for standing up for higher wages and the right to form a union.

Greensboro responds to firing with a sit-in