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A Look at Labor Conditions and the New South's Historic Ties to Organization

04 Sep, 2018

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04 Sep, 2018

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A Look at Labor Conditions and the New South's Historic Ties to Organization

It's 1929, and workers in the Loray Mill in Gastonia have unanimously decided to strike after work conditions in the mill have gotten worse over time, thanks to management's efforts to reduce operating costs.

A Look at Labor Conditions and the New South's Historic Ties to Organization

Labor Update for Week of September 3, 2018

Labor Update for Week of September 3, 2018

03 Sep, 2018

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Labor Update for Week of September 3, 2018

HAPPY LABOR DAY! Read our latest email blast with updates from our blog, news that works for working people, and upcoming actions and events.

Labor Update for Week of September 3, 2018

Introducing #MyUnionStory: New Multimedia Storytelling Project Featuring Union Members

Introducing #MyUnionStory: New Multimedia Storytelling Project Featuring Union Members

03 Sep, 2018

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Introducing #MyUnionStory: New Multimedia Storytelling Project Featuring Union Members

If you’re following us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, then you might know that we kicked off a new storytelling project last week — something different from anything we’ve done before. This new project will showcase the amazing North Carolina union workers who help make America work!

Introducing #MyUnionStory: New Multimedia Storytelling Project Featuring Union Members

Smoky Mountain News Profile of USW Local 507: "A seat at the table: Organized labor remains strong in Haywood County"

Smoky Mountain News Profile of USW Local 507: "A seat at the table: Organized labor remains strong in Haywood County"

02 Sep, 2018

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Smoky Mountain News Profile of USW Local 507: "A seat at the table: Organized labor remains strong in Haywood County"

For over forty years now, successive generations of millworkers and members of United Steelworkers Smoky Mountain Local 507 have used their freedom to join together in union to organize and ensure shared prosperity in the tiny mountain town of Canton, North Carolina.

Smoky Mountain News Profile of USW Local 507: "A seat at the table: Organized labor remains strong in Haywood County"

Creative Loafing Charlotte Takes "A Look at Labor Conditions and the New South's Historic Ties to Organization"

Creative Loafing Charlotte Takes "A Look at Labor Conditions and the New South's Historic Ties to Organization"

02 Sep, 2018

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Creative Loafing Charlotte Takes "A Look at Labor Conditions and the New South's Historic Ties to Organization"

Worker organizing past and present is the cover story of the Labor Day 2018 issue of Creative Loafing Charlotte, featuring quotes from North Carolina State AFL-CIO President MaryBe McMillan, IBEW Local 379 President and state AFL-CIO Vice President Scott Thrower, and Ben Lee, chairman of the Charlotte Labor Day Parade Committee.

Creative Loafing Charlotte Takes "A Look at Labor Conditions and the New South's Historic Ties to Organization"

Tefere Gebre’s American journey: From refugee camp to labor leader

Tefere Gebre’s American journey: From refugee camp to labor leader

31 Aug, 2018

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Tefere Gebre’s American journey: From refugee camp to labor leader

Gebre was still a boy when he was forced to flee Ethiopia, a country that suffered political turmoil and famine during the 1980s. “People were getting murdered on the streets by the government,” Gebre says.

Tefere Gebre’s American journey: From refugee camp to labor leader