News

Looking Back: Massive May 16th Mobilization For NC Public Schools

Looking Back: Massive May 16th Mobilization For NC Public Schools

27 May, 2018

News

Looking Back: Massive May 16th Mobilization For NC Public Schools

On May 16th, tens of thousands of teachers, staff, parents, and students marched on Raleigh to pressure state lawmakers to provide funding for the schools North Carolina students deserve, and North Carolina's labor federation was there to lend a hand -- delivering food in advance for Wake County students, raising money to bus folks to Raleigh, keeping marchers happy and hydrated, and adding our voice of support for the largest collective action taken by North Carolina public employees in recent history.

Looking Back: Massive May 16th Mobilization For NC Public Schools

Strong Showing for Labor 2018 Candidates in May Primaries

Strong Showing for Labor 2018 Candidates in May Primaries

27 May, 2018

News

Strong Showing for Labor 2018 Candidates in May Primaries

Unions of working people in Central Labor Councils across North Carolina endorsed 52 local, state, and federal candidates with primary elections in May and helped propel 35 of those candidates to victory and a spot on the general election ballot in November, including big wins in 3 congressional districts.

Strong Showing for Labor 2018 Candidates in May Primaries

At This Company, the CEO Makes 6,000 Times a Typical Worker's Pay

24 May, 2018

News

24 May, 2018

News

At This Company, the CEO Makes 6,000 Times a Typical Worker's Pay

It's no secret that the financial divide between CEOs and average worker in the U.S. has been growing.

At This Company, the CEO Makes 6,000 Times a Typical Worker's Pay

Executive Paywatch: The Gap Between CEO and Worker Compensation Continues to Grow

Executive Paywatch: The Gap Between CEO and Worker Compensation Continues to Grow

23 May, 2018

News

Executive Paywatch: The Gap Between CEO and Worker Compensation Continues to Grow

CEO pay for major companies in the United States rose nearly 6% in the past year, as income inequality and the outsourcing of good-paying American jobs have increased. According to the new AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch, the average CEO of an S&P 500 Index company made $13.94 million in 2017—361 times more money than the average U.S. rank-and-file worker.

Executive Paywatch: The Gap Between CEO and Worker Compensation Continues to Grow

Supreme Court Rules Companies Can Require Workers to Accept Individual Arbitration

22 May, 2018

News

22 May, 2018

News

Supreme Court Rules Companies Can Require Workers to Accept Individual Arbitration

An ideologically divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that companies may require workers to settle employment disputes through individual arbitration rather than joining to press their complaints, a decision affecting as many as 25 million workers.

Supreme Court Rules Companies Can Require Workers to Accept Individual Arbitration

Let’s Deliver the Mail, Not Myths

15 May, 2018

News

15 May, 2018

News

Let’s Deliver the Mail, Not Myths

President Trump’s attention of late has been focused in part on the United States Postal Service and Amazon, resulting in a new executive order calling for an evaluation of USPS fina

Let’s Deliver the Mail, Not Myths