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Register by Oct. 10 or the billionaires win

Register by Oct. 10 or the billionaires win

26 Sep, 2014

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Register by Oct. 10 or the billionaires win

If you intend to hold NC politicians accountable for kicking jobless workers while they're down, undermining public education, denying Medicaid expansion, and raising taxes on working people to cut them for the rich, then you better make sure you are registered to vote by October 10 or you won't get to vote at all.

Register by Oct. 10 or the billionaires win

Southern workers vote big to have a union on their side

Southern workers vote big to have a union on their side

26 Sep, 2014

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Southern workers vote big to have a union on their side

Big news in the effort to build a new southern workers movement came last week as thousands of American Airlines employees voted overwhelmingly to have a union on their side.

Southern workers vote big to have a union on their side

Working America voting rights celebration at UNCG (9/23)

Working America voting rights celebration at UNCG (9/23)

19 Sep, 2014

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Working America voting rights celebration at UNCG (9/23)

Join us for an afternoon of pie throwing for civil rights! Learn about voting laws that will affect you this election year, and let’s make sure Greensboro turns out to vote!

Working America voting rights celebration at UNCG (9/23)

Endorsed candidates for Election Day, November 4th

Endorsed candidates for Election Day, November 4th

19 Sep, 2014

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Endorsed candidates for Election Day, November 4th

Who you vote for is a personal decision. We get that. We hope you will consider voting for the only candidates with the union label. Your vote does count!

Endorsed candidates for Election Day, November 4th

Organizing to Win at 57th Annual Convention

Organizing to Win at 57th Annual Convention

19 Sep, 2014

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Organizing to Win at 57th Annual Convention

“Organizing to Win” was the theme as almost 200 delegates representing over 100,000 public and private sector local union members from across North Carolina and their guests convened the 57th Annual Convention of the North Carolina State AFL-CIO, which featured speeches by Kay Hagan, Tefere Gebre, and a special tribute to P.R. Latta.

Organizing to Win at 57th Annual Convention

AFL-CIO President Trumka speaks hard truths in Ferguson

AFL-CIO President Trumka speaks hard truths in Ferguson

17 Sep, 2014

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AFL-CIO President Trumka speaks hard truths in Ferguson

In his speech, Trumka urges all working people to come together for economic equality, but he begins by directly answering why the labor movement must respond to what happened in Ferguson.

AFL-CIO President Trumka speaks hard truths in Ferguson