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Speak NC: Community College

12 May, 2011

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12 May, 2011

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Speak NC: Community College

After adding the equivalent of the entire NCSU student body in enrollment, NC’s 58 community colleges face deep funding cuts in the current proposed budget—in addition to stark reductions over the past two years. If we continue down this path, community college may cease to be an option for many North Carolinians.

Speak NC: Community College

Now Hiring: Union Summer Site Coordinator

12 May, 2011

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12 May, 2011

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Now Hiring: Union Summer Site Coordinator

AFL-CIO is hiring Site Coordinators to staff and lead a Union Summer site of interns in an assigned location. Site Coordinators will be hired for a 12 week period – from June 6 through August 26.

Now Hiring: Union Summer Site Coordinator

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