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Hundreds in rural N.C. win jobs, opportunity thanks to IBEW

01 Mar, 2012

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01 Mar, 2012

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Hundreds in rural N.C. win jobs, opportunity thanks to IBEW

When the world's largest social network picked Rutherford County, NC as the site of its newest data centers, Facebook turned to IBEW to get the job done right. Now workers are earning a living wage in a county with high unemployment, and IBEW is winning new members grateful for the union difference.

Hundreds in rural N.C. win jobs, opportunity thanks to IBEW

Join national day of action against ALEC Feb 29

24 Feb, 2012

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24 Feb, 2012

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Join national day of action against ALEC Feb 29

Occupy Winston-Salem is supporting a national day of action on February 29 to call attention to the corporations that fund ALEC. They're calling it Occupy the Corporations / #Feb29, and we are calling on our members and others who value work and condemn greed to join us.

Join national day of action against ALEC Feb 29

Art Pope's money pays to bring extremist messengers to Raleigh

24 Feb, 2012

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24 Feb, 2012

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Art Pope's money pays to bring extremist messengers to Raleigh

The Art Pope money machine is paying to bring a host of right-wing extremists to speak at this year's Civitas-organized Conservative Leadership Conference in Raleigh. Join us at noon on Saturday, March 3 to welcome the delegates.

Art Pope's money pays to bring extremist messengers to Raleigh

How unions helped build a middle class for workers in the U.S.A.

24 Feb, 2012

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24 Feb, 2012

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How unions helped build a middle class for workers in the U.S.A.

Unions have been around for more than a century, and they've done more good for America's working people — union and non-union — and have gotten less credit for it than any institution in the United States. An essay by Harry Kelber.

How unions helped build a middle class for workers in the U.S.A.

Special event in Salisbury for Int'l Women's Day (3/8)

24 Feb, 2012

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24 Feb, 2012

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Special event in Salisbury for Int'l Women's Day (3/8)

Entitled, "The Fabric of Hope & Resistance: NC Women Workers on Strike", the presentation will include real stories of real North Carolina women and trade unionists who joined the age-old struggle for dignity at work and a better life for themselves and their families in the Old North State.

Special event in Salisbury for Int'l Women's Day (3/8)

Number of kids living in high-poverty areas of NC soars

23 Feb, 2012

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23 Feb, 2012

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Number of kids living in high-poverty areas of NC soars

According to a new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the number of North Carolina children living in high-poverty areas has increased almost 200 percent to 212,000. That number is eight times the increase nationwide since the year 2000.

Number of kids living in high-poverty areas of NC soars