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Organize Sitel

Organize Sitel

03 Aug, 2012

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Organize Sitel

Some 600 call center workers, employees of the customer service provider Sitel in Asheville, got a big boost this week in their struggle to organize a union and bargain a contract for a better life.

Organize Sitel

State AFL-CIO Convention in Raleigh Sept. 13-14

State AFL-CIO Convention in Raleigh Sept. 13-14

01 Aug, 2012

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State AFL-CIO Convention in Raleigh Sept. 13-14

The Fifty-Fifth Annual Convention of the NC State AFL-CIO will return to the state capital for two days in September to get energized and mobilize for the final push in our Labor 2012 campaign. Hotel and early-bird registration deadlines are this month.

State AFL-CIO Convention in Raleigh Sept. 13-14

Medicare and Medicaid 47 years later: still working for N.C.

Medicare and Medicaid 47 years later: still working for N.C.

31 Jul, 2012

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Medicare and Medicaid 47 years later: still working for N.C.

On Friday, July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Social Security Act of 1965, creating Medicare and Medicaid. Forty-seven years later, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security are still working for the people of North Carolina.

Medicare and Medicaid 47 years later: still working for N.C.

Learning, bonding, and empowerment at Labor School '12

Learning, bonding, and empowerment at Labor School '12

27 Jul, 2012

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Learning, bonding, and empowerment at Labor School '12

Almost seventy members from nearly two dozen affiliates attended Carolina Labor School, this year. The members of the Class of 2012 were as diverse as the shops from which they came.

Learning, bonding, and empowerment at Labor School '12

Job openings at union company, American Income Life

Job openings at union company, American Income Life

27 Jul, 2012

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Job openings at union company, American Income Life

American Income Life is hiring in North Carolina. The only 100% union insurance company in the nation currently has offices in Raleigh, Wilmington, Chapel Hill, and Charlotte.

Job openings at union company, American Income Life

Sen. Richard Burr votes to block <em>Bring Jobs Home Act</em>

27 Jul, 2012

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27 Jul, 2012

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Sen. Richard Burr votes to block <em>Bring Jobs Home Act</em>

Last week and at a time when millions of Americans remain unemployed or underemployed, Senator Richard Burr voted with Mitt Romney and big corporate interests to put mega-profits over good America jobs.

Sen. Richard Burr votes to block <em>Bring Jobs Home Act</em>