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Republicans introduce three anti-worker constitutional amendments
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Republicans introduce three anti-worker constitutional amendments

True to his word, on the first day of business in the new legislative session, North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis introduced one bill to put three anti-worker, anti-union amendments to our state constitution on the ballot in 2014.

Republicans introduce three anti-worker constitutional amendments

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News & Observer comes out strong against U.I. cuts
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News & Observer comes out strong against U.I. cuts

The Raleigh News & Observer has accused Republican state lawmakers of treating jobless workers "more as enemies than victims," calling, in a recent editorial, their proposal to enact devastating cuts to our state's unemployment insurance system "petty, hurtful and unnecessary."

News & Observer comes out strong against U.I. cuts

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Unemployment cuts will hit rural counties hardest
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Unemployment cuts will hit rural counties hardest

If a proposal by the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce, adopted by Republican leaders in our state legislature, to dramatically cut our state's unemployment benefits system becomes law, rural counties with unemployment rates almost double the state average will take the biggest economic hit.

Unemployment cuts will hit rural counties hardest