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URGENT: Oppose Bill that Expands Wage Garnishment

Last week Rep. Timothy Moore (R- 111th District, Shelby) introduced HB 30 - "Allow Wage Garnishment to Satisfy Judgments" - which was referred to House Judiciary Subcommittee A. This bill will cause great harm to many North Carolina families struggling to make ends meet, as well as to employers who will get caught in the middle of debt collection problems.

URGENT: Oppose Bill that Expands Wage Garnishment

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Airport Security Officers Granted Basic Rights

After a nine-year battle to secure workplace protections for Transportation Security Administration employees, the American Federation of Government Employees today praised Transportation Security Officers across the country for their unwavering commitment and tenacity in fighting for collective bargaining rights to be granted.

Airport Security Officers Granted Basic Rights

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CBS Refuses to Air NFLPA Ad

CBS has refused to air an ad from the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) because CBS executives say they “didn’t want to get involved” in labor negotiations between the union and the National Football League (NFL), which has threatened to lock out the players. CBS and other broadcasters pay the NFL $4 billion a year to televise the games and will pay even if the owners lock out the players. That $4 billion is basically lockout insurance, and CBS is pretty darn involved.

CBS Refuses to Air NFLPA Ad