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Charlotte FedEx Freight drivers vote "union yes" - #OrganizeTheSouth

Charlotte FedEx Freight drivers vote "union yes" - #OrganizeTheSouth

04 Dec, 2014

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Charlotte FedEx Freight drivers vote "union yes" - #OrganizeTheSouth

FedEx is notoriously anti-union and the South has been hostile territory for workers trying to organize unions, but a group of 222 drivers at FedEx Freight's terminal in Charlotte, N.C. voted last month to join Teamsters Local 71.

Charlotte FedEx Freight drivers vote "union yes" - #OrganizeTheSouth

Election law changes blocked up to 50,000 N.C. voters

Election law changes blocked up to 50,000 N.C. voters

04 Dec, 2014

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Election law changes blocked up to 50,000 N.C. voters

A democratic society should guarantee that every citizen seeking to exercise their civic right and responsibility to vote can do so, but a new analysis of the 2014 election by watchdog Democracy North Carolina says our state is failing to live up to that standard.

Election law changes blocked up to 50,000 N.C. voters

Need health insurance? Try Working America Health Care

Need health insurance? Try Working America Health Care

21 Nov, 2014

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Need health insurance? Try Working America Health Care

As an AFL-CIO affiliate member, by enrolling in a qualified health plan through the Working America Health Care program, you will also have access to several exclusive health-related member benefits, including a Health Advocate service to help you coordinate your care, resolve claims, and answer questions about coverage.

Need health insurance? Try Working America Health Care

Stand with Fast Food workers on Dec. 4th!

Stand with Fast Food workers on Dec. 4th!

21 Nov, 2014

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Stand with Fast Food workers on Dec. 4th!

Fast Food workers and allies from across North Carolina are gathering together on December 4 to fight for living wages, respect, and rights on the job! Join us as we build the "Fight for $15 Movement" in the South!

Stand with Fast Food workers on Dec. 4th!

Panel on pending trade deals coming to Charlotte (12/1)

Panel on pending trade deals coming to Charlotte (12/1)

21 Nov, 2014

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Panel on pending trade deals coming to Charlotte (12/1)

Join us in Charlotte for an important panel discussion at 6:30 PM on Monday, December 1 and hear from workers, policy experts, congressional representatives, and union members on what you need to know about pending trade deals like TPA, TISA, TTIP, and "NAFTA on steroids" - the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Panel on pending trade deals coming to Charlotte (12/1)

Join OUR Walmart solidarity events in NC

Join OUR Walmart solidarity events in NC

21 Nov, 2014

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Join OUR Walmart solidarity events in NC

Join us Monday in Greensboro, Friday in Durham, or wherever you are next week to send a message to Walmart and the Walton Family which controls it that greed is still a sin, and they are no longer going to get a pass from you for profiting off the poverty of Walmart workers!

Join OUR Walmart solidarity events in NC