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#TalkUnion and other May Day 2014 activities

#TalkUnion and other May Day 2014 activities

23 Apr, 2014

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#TalkUnion and other May Day 2014 activities

We're using May Day this year to launch a new initiative on social media. We're calling it #TalkUnion, and for the kickoff, we're holding our first ever Twitterstorm at 7pm on May 1st.

#TalkUnion and other May Day 2014 activities

Fast-Food CEOs get paid 1000 times why they pay their workers

Fast-Food CEOs get paid 1000 times why they pay their workers

23 Apr, 2014

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Fast-Food CEOs get paid 1000 times why they pay their workers

Think 331 to 1 is a ridiculous pay gap between the average CEO and the average worker? According to a shocking new report by think tank Demos, fast-food CEOs make 1000 times what they pay their average workers, and that's down from 1200 to 1 in 2012.

Fast-Food CEOs get paid 1000 times why they pay their workers

Video: UFCW members stand strong for poultry workers

23 Apr, 2014

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23 Apr, 2014

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Video: UFCW members stand strong for poultry workers

UFCW members at Local 1208 need North Carolina and the country to pay attention to this campaign, part of the larger effort by labor unions to organize a new movement of southern workers.

Video: UFCW members stand strong for poultry workers

North Carolina CEOs got paid HOW MUCH in 2013?!

North Carolina CEOs got paid HOW MUCH in 2013?!

17 Apr, 2014

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North Carolina CEOs got paid HOW MUCH in 2013?!

The average CEO of a company based in North Carolina in 2013 made $4.2 million, 108 times more than the average worker and 277 times more than a worker earning minimum wages. But Reynolds CEO may take the cake for most egregious income disparity compared to the tobacco farm workers who harvest his golden crop.

North Carolina CEOs got paid HOW MUCH in 2013?!

Join the National Day of Action to Stop Staples (4/24)

Join the National Day of Action to Stop Staples (4/24)

17 Apr, 2014

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Join the National Day of Action to Stop Staples (4/24)

Staples and the U.S. Postal Service have cut a deal that jeopardizes your mail service and your local post office. Help us stop Staples!

Join the National Day of Action to Stop Staples (4/24)

Moral Movies: <em>American Teacher</em>

17 Apr, 2014

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17 Apr, 2014

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Moral Movies: <em>American Teacher</em>

The Moral Movie selection for April is American Teacher, which follows the lives and careers of four teachers whose struggle is shared by too many teachers in North Carolina.

Moral Movies: <em>American Teacher</em>