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Workers Testify to Candidates About Need for $15 Minimum Wage in NC
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Workers Testify to Candidates About Need for $15 Minimum Wage in NC

“The conditions we live and work under are set by those in power, and working people have the power to rewrite the rules by raising the minimum wage and protecting our freedom to join together,” said state AFL-CIO president MaryBe McMillan. “This is a fight for a better future in the state we are proud to call our home.”

Workers Testify to Candidates About Need for $15 Minimum Wage in NC

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5 Arrested as Dozens of Airline Catering Workers Protest at CLT
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5 Arrested as Dozens of Airline Catering Workers Protest at CLT

Five people were arrested and dozens of workers protested at Charlotte Douglas International Airport as part of national day of action on Valentine's Day calling on airlines like American, Delta, and United to take action to end poverty and unaffordable health care in the airline catering industry

5 Arrested as Dozens of Airline Catering Workers Protest at CLT

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Trump’s $4.8 Trillion Budget Would Cut Safety Net Programs and Boost Defense

President Trump released a $4.8 trillion budget proposal on Monday that includes a familiar list of deep cuts to student loan assistance, affordable housing efforts, food stamps and Medicaid, reflecting Mr. Trump’s election-year effort to continue shrinking the federal safety net.

Trump’s $4.8 Trillion Budget Would Cut Safety Net Programs and Boost Defense