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NC Lawmakers Join the Fight to Raise the Minimum Wage
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NC Lawmakers Join the Fight to Raise the Minimum Wage

North Carolina lawmakers joined the Raising Wages NC coalition at a legislative press conference March 19th to announce the introduction of bills in the state house and state senate that would gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, eliminate subminimum wages for people with disabilities and tip workers, and cover domestic and farm workers for the first time ever.

NC Lawmakers Join the Fight to Raise the Minimum Wage

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Calls to Lawmakers Needed to Avert Disaster on NC Railroads
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Calls to Lawmakers Needed to Avert Disaster on NC Railroads

Requiring 2-person crews a matter of public safety after a freight train derailment destroyed a Canadian town. A bill soon to be introduced in North Carolina would do just that, and unions of people working on our railroads need your help to win support for its passage.

Calls to Lawmakers Needed to Avert Disaster on NC Railroads

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Golf for Good with N.C. Labor Retirees May 20th
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Golf for Good with N.C. Labor Retirees May 20th

The North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans Education Fund (NCARA) will hold its 8th Annual Golf Tournament to raise funds for its many programs to help seniors here in North Carolina. The tournament will be held on Monday, May 20, at Holly Ridge Golf Links in Archdale beginning with a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m.

Golf for Good with N.C. Labor Retirees May 20th

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AFL-CIO Leaders Say Unions Have a Role In Saving the Country

In speeches and in press releases over the last year, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has pointed out that unions are uniquely qualified by their very nature to lead the country out of what he has called a “dark period,” a time when hateful speech and vitriol emanate from the White House and are

AFL-CIO Leaders Say Unions Have a Role In Saving the Country