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Greensboro Firefighters Host the 2011 Mudbug Run (10/29)

21 Oct, 2011

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21 Oct, 2011

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Greensboro Firefighters Host the 2011 Mudbug Run (10/29)

Professional Firefighters of Greensboro Local 947 will hold the Triad's first-ever mudrun on Saturday 10/29 at 12 noon in Hagan Stone Park. The 2011 Mudbug Run is a fundraiser - 80% of the proceeds will benefit MDA, the other 20% will go to training local firefighters.

Greensboro Firefighters Host the 2011 Mudbug Run (10/29)

Labor’s Endorsements in 2011 Local Elections

21 Oct, 2011

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21 Oct, 2011

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Labor’s Endorsements in 2011 Local Elections

Tuesday, November 8 is Election Day. Control of the Wake County School Board will be decided in a run-off election! Also voting are Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, and Greensboro. Who you vote for is a personal decision. But we hope you will consider labor’s endorsement when voting.

Labor’s Endorsements in 2011 Local Elections

Republicans Vow to Put Right to Work for Less in State Constitution

19 Oct, 2011

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19 Oct, 2011

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Republicans Vow to Put Right to Work for Less in State Constitution

Should any worker still think Thom Tillis and the Republican majority in our state legislature are looking out for his or her interests, this puts the lie to that notion. Tillis says his party will push to enshrine North Carolina's right to work for less status in the state constitution, and he doesn't even pretend the move is about protecting workers.

Republicans Vow to Put Right to Work for Less in State Constitution

MaryBe McMillan at Occupy Raleigh, "Value work. Condemn greed."

18 Oct, 2011

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18 Oct, 2011

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MaryBe McMillan at Occupy Raleigh, "Value work. Condemn greed."

MaryBe McMillan, NC State AFL-CIO, delivered a rousing speech at Occupy Raleigh last Sunday, Oct. 16. "No longer will workers be second class citizens in a country we built. No longer will we be shut out of a political system that calls itself a democracy."

MaryBe McMillan at Occupy Raleigh, "Value work. Condemn greed."

Triangle Labor Council Pres. to Occupy Durham, "We are with you!"

18 Oct, 2011

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18 Oct, 2011

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Triangle Labor Council Pres. to Occupy Durham, "We are with you!"

This is our time; time for the majority, the 99%, who have played by the rules but haven’t gotten a fair shake; time for us to be heard.

Triangle Labor Council Pres. to Occupy Durham, "We are with you!"

N.C. Shows that "America Wants to Work"

14 Oct, 2011

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14 Oct, 2011

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N.C. Shows that "America Wants to Work"

Columbus Day was the start of “America Wants to Work”, a campaign to urge members of Congress and our state legislature to start working for the other 99% of us by adopting bold solutions to our jobs crisis. From Charlotte to Raleigh and onto Dunn, North Carolina's labor movement has responded to the call of action.

N.C. Shows that "America Wants to Work"