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Unemployment insurance extended thanks to Gov. Perdue

20 Jan, 2012

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20 Jan, 2012

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Unemployment insurance extended thanks to Gov. Perdue

Governor Perdue took action earlier this month to make sure 28,000 jobless North Carolinians will not lose their last lifeline in the New Year.

Unemployment insurance extended thanks to Gov. Perdue

We'll have questions for Thom Tillis at town hall Jan. 30

20 Jan, 2012

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20 Jan, 2012

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We'll have questions for Thom Tillis at town hall Jan. 30

Our partners at Progress NC are organizing a picket at Thom Tillis' next town hall Jan. 30 at Gaston College's Kimbrell Campus in Belmont, NC.

We'll have questions for Thom Tillis at town hall Jan. 30

Next meeting of the Triangle Labor Group is January 31

20 Jan, 2012

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20 Jan, 2012

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Next meeting of the Triangle Labor Group is January 31

The Triangle Labor Group is an informal group of activists from unions, community groups, and academia working together. Its next meeting on Tuesday, January 31 at AFL-CIO headquarters in Raleigh

Next meeting of the Triangle Labor Group is January 31

Citizens uniting against <em>Citizens United</em>

20 Jan, 2012

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20 Jan, 2012

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Citizens uniting against <em>Citizens United</em>

January 21, 2012 is the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC that corporations are people, money is speech, and corporations have the right to spend as much of their money as they like to influence elections.

Citizens uniting against <em>Citizens United</em>

Art Pope to face his foes in radio show debates starting Sunday (1/15)

13 Jan, 2012

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13 Jan, 2012

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Art Pope to face his foes in radio show debates starting Sunday (1/15)

This Sunday, January 15 at 3pm, Art Pope, the most dangerous man in North Carolina politics, will debate Chris Kromm, the executive director of the Institute for Southern Studies, creators of the website www.ArtPopeExposed.com.

Art Pope to face his foes in radio show debates starting Sunday (1/15)

Republican state lawmakers begin 2012 attacking workers' rights

13 Jan, 2012

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13 Jan, 2012

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Republican state lawmakers begin 2012 attacking workers' rights

The New Year means new opportunities for our Republican-controlled state legislature to attack workers' rights, and the arrogant extremists in charge on Jones Street wasted little time in getting down to business. At 1:12am on January 5, Republicans voted to eliminate dues deduction for members of NCAE.

Republican state lawmakers begin 2012 attacking workers' rights