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Act FAST to keep loan sharks out of North Carolina

Act FAST to keep loan sharks out of North Carolina

22 Feb, 2013

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Act FAST to keep loan sharks out of North Carolina

We are in grave danger of payday lenders - "the same old rip-off we ran out of our state years ago" - returning to North Carolina. Senate Bill 89, to allow payday lenders back into the state, is moving fast. The bill could pass the state Senate any day now.

Act FAST to keep loan sharks out of North Carolina

Only bullies kick people while they are down

Only bullies kick people while they are down

19 Feb, 2013

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Only bullies kick people while they are down

On Tuesday, Governor Pat McCrory signed into law the what the National Employment Law Project (NELP) called the most severe cuts to unemployment insurance made by any state in the nation, in the state with the 5th highest unemployment rate in the nation at 9.2% with over 400,000 people looking for work.

Only bullies kick people while they are down

Protect Our Future - Round 2 (FIGHT!)

Protect Our Future - Round 2 (FIGHT!)

15 Feb, 2013

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Protect Our Future - Round 2 (FIGHT!)

We hope you will join one of these actions next week - either the in-person meetings or by at least making some phone calls. We are going to keep this up until Congress finally gets the message - work for the good of ALL of your constituents and not Wall Street or just the wealthy.

Protect Our Future - Round 2 (FIGHT!)

Examining the growing influence of ALEC in NC

Examining the growing influence of ALEC in NC

15 Feb, 2013

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Examining the growing influence of ALEC in NC

On Tuesday, February 19 at 7 PM, we will join with Common Cause, North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE), the Sierra Club, Progress NC Action, and the Raleigh-Wake MoveOn Council to air the Bill Moyers documentary, United States of ALEC, followed by a panel discussion led by the national president of Common Cause, Bob Edgar.

Examining the growing influence of ALEC in NC

Liz Shuler, national AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer, coming to NC

Liz Shuler, national AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer, coming to NC

15 Feb, 2013

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Liz Shuler, national AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer, coming to NC

We are excited to announce that national AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer, Liz Shuler, will be in North Carolina on Monday and Tuesday, March 4th and 5th! Shuler is coming to the Triangle-area to speak about why workers' rights are important with stops in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.

Liz Shuler, national AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer, coming to NC

On Valentines Day, call Congress to stop heartless cuts

On Valentines Day, call Congress to stop heartless cuts

08 Feb, 2013

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On Valentines Day, call Congress to stop heartless cuts

Congressional Republicans are taking the economy hostage again—threatening to blow it up unless vital services for working families are cut. Call your members of Congress Feb. 14 at 888-659-9401, and tell them to stand up to these bullies!

On Valentines Day, call Congress to stop heartless cuts