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USPS to Announce Closure of Hickory Mail Center at Town Hall (5/17)

11 May, 2011

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11 May, 2011

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USPS to Announce Closure of Hickory Mail Center at Town Hall (5/17)

USPS will hold a town hall on Tuesday, May 17 at 6pm to announce plans to consolidate mail processing operations from Hickory to Greensboro. This could mean slower, less reliable mail service and a loss of 200 jobs the Hickory area - which already has the highest jobless rate in North Carolina.

USPS to Announce Closure of Hickory Mail Center at Town Hall (5/17)

Special Exhibit on Child Labor in NC at Museum of History

06 May, 2011

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06 May, 2011

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Special Exhibit on Child Labor in NC at Museum of History

On Sunday, May 15, the North Carolina Museum of History will feature a showing and discussion of The Cry of the Children. The controversial 1912 silent film depicts the hardships of child textile workers. The film includes real footage of children working in mills.

Special Exhibit on Child Labor in NC at Museum of History

Paper Workers Pause to Honor the Dead

06 May, 2011

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06 May, 2011

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Paper Workers Pause to Honor the Dead

Last week, workers at International Paper and members of USW Local 9-738 in Riegelwood, NC kept alive their yearly tradition of marking Workers Memorial Day with a solemn observance and wreath laying.

Paper Workers Pause to Honor the Dead

Speak NC: Juvenille Justice

06 May, 2011

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06 May, 2011

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Speak NC: Juvenille Justice

Each year, programs like Teens Making a Change (TMAC) help thousands of kids like William who are trying to get their lives back on track. With state-funded mental health and juvenile justice programs are on the chopping block, there might not be as many places for North Carolina's young people to turn.

Speak NC: Juvenille Justice

FLOC Set to March, Rally at Reynolds Mtg. Friday

05 May, 2011

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05 May, 2011

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FLOC Set to March, Rally at Reynolds Mtg. Friday

Come out and join hundreds of FLOC members and supporters as we demand justice for farmworkers in downtown Winston-Salem on the morning of May 6th. Carpools from various locations in North Carolina have been established to help folks get to the march and rally this Friday.

FLOC Set to March, Rally at Reynolds Mtg. Friday

Exposing the "State of Fear" in NC Tobacco Fields

05 May, 2011

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05 May, 2011

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Exposing the "State of Fear" in NC Tobacco Fields

From 2010 to 2011, Oxfam America and FLOC conducted face-to-face interviews with tobacco stakeholders, including farmworkers, growers, and cigarette makers. The summary report released May 5, 2011 by Oxfam and FLOC details widespread human rights abuses in North Carolina tobacco fields.

Exposing the "State of Fear" in NC Tobacco Fields