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North Carolina "Lion of Labor" Philip M. Koritz Has Died

25 Apr, 2011

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25 Apr, 2011

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North Carolina "Lion of Labor" Philip M. Koritz Has Died

Legendary union organizer Philip M. Koritz died April 16, 2011 in Seattle, WA. Koritz headed FTA Local 22, CIO, where he organized tobacco workers in Winston-Salem in the 1940s.

North Carolina "Lion of Labor" Philip M. Koritz Has Died

Calling on Lawmakers to Extend Benefits

21 Apr, 2011

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21 Apr, 2011

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Calling on Lawmakers to Extend Benefits

On Tuesday the NC State AFL-CIO and NC Justice Center held a press conference outside the state legislative building to urge lawmakers to not leave 37,000 jobless North Carolinians without federal unemployment benefits.

Calling on Lawmakers to Extend Benefits

Speak NC: Smart Start

21 Apr, 2011

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21 Apr, 2011

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Speak NC: Smart Start

Smart Start is North Carolina’s nationally-recognized early childhood system that served 124,000 children in child care last year alone, along with thousands more young children who are not in child care by providing services such as parent training and health screenings.

Speak NC: Smart Start

Executive PayWatch 2011

21 Apr, 2011

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21 Apr, 2011

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Executive PayWatch 2011

The PayWatch 2011 report is out (www.paywatch.org), and 2010 was a banner year for executive compensation at corporations in the United States. One of the featured case studies is that of Reynolds American President and CEO, Susan Ivey, who made over $23.8 million in 2010. Ivey's 8-figure payout does not include millions of dollars more she walked away with after taking early retirement in February 2011 at age 52.

Executive PayWatch 2011

Save the Earned Income Tax Credit

15 Apr, 2011

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15 Apr, 2011

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Save the Earned Income Tax Credit

There is a larger constituency for North Carolina's Earned Income Tax Credit than there are millionaires and billionaires in our state. That is not stopping Republicans in the state legislature from targeting this critical tax break for working families for elimination.

Save the Earned Income Tax Credit

Media FAIL on Social Security and the Deficit

15 Apr, 2011

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15 Apr, 2011

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Media FAIL on Social Security and the Deficit

According to a new report by media watchdog Media Matters (mediamatters.org), the media is "chronically wrong" in its reporting on Social Security and our country's budget deficits - creating a false impression of crisis where the facts suggest no such thing.

Media FAIL on Social Security and the Deficit