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Election Explainer - NC Labor Commissioner
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Election Explainer - NC Labor Commissioner

For two decades, the health, safety, and wages of workers in North Carolina have all been neglected by the agency that sets standards for how employers treat and compensate their workers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, things have only gotten worse. The good news is that we have the power to elect a new Labor Commissioner this year, and unions of working people have endorsed Jessica Holmes.

Election Explainer - NC Labor Commissioner

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Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, the AFL-CIO Releases Its Annual Report: Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, affecting more than 7.4 million Americans, with more than 210,000 deaths in the United States, the national AFL-CIO released its annual Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect

Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, the AFL-CIO Releases Its Annual Report: Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect

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Labor Unions, Environmental Groups Sue Feds Over Lack of PPE

“The AFL-CIO is joining this lawsuit to force the Trump administration to do what it should have done months ago — protect American workers by dramatically increasing the supply of the PPE they need to work safely during this pandemic,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said in a news release.

Labor Unions, Environmental Groups Sue Feds Over Lack of PPE