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North Carolina Labor Federation Seeks Savvy Paid Intern

North Carolina Labor Federation Seeks Savvy Paid Intern

12 Jan, 2018

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North Carolina Labor Federation Seeks Savvy Paid Intern

Help us build power for working people in this state as our paid intern! The application deadline for Spring 2018 is Friday, January 19th. Pay is $15/hour.

North Carolina Labor Federation Seeks Savvy Paid Intern

News & Observer Editorial: Time to Raise the Wage!

News & Observer Editorial: Time to Raise the Wage!

10 Jan, 2018

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News & Observer Editorial: Time to Raise the Wage!

"North Carolina’s refusal to increase its minimum wage is beginning to look as heartless and thoughtless as its refusal to expand Medicaid," says The News & Observer in an editorial that rejects as unfounded the canard that raising the wage will hurt businesses or employment and says keeping it at $7.25 "doesn’t improve the state’s economy and only protects jobs barely worth having."

News & Observer Editorial: Time to Raise the Wage!

Trump May Force 200,000 Salvadorans to Leave the U.S.

09 Jan, 2018

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09 Jan, 2018

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Trump May Force 200,000 Salvadorans to Leave the U.S.

The Trump administration announced Monday that it will terminate the provisional residency permits of about 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived in the country since at least 2001, leaving them to face deportation.

Trump May Force 200,000 Salvadorans to Leave the U.S.

Labor Update for Week of January 8, 2018

Labor Update for Week of January 8, 2018

05 Jan, 2018

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Labor Update for Week of January 8, 2018

Our weekly email blast with updates from our blog, news that works for working people, and upcoming actions and events.

Labor Update for Week of January 8, 2018

"Women's Rally on Raleigh" set for January 20th

"Women's Rally on Raleigh" set for January 20th

05 Jan, 2018

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"Women's Rally on Raleigh" set for January 20th

Join us Saturday, January 20th in Raleigh to mark the one year anniversary of the Women's March. To show our love for the resistance, the North Carolina AFL-CIO plans to operate a "Hug-A-Thug" booth while tabling at the Women's Rally on Raleigh, and we're looking to recruit a few good union members as huggers!

"Women's Rally on Raleigh" set for January 20th

Greensboro's Largest Newspaper Comes Out for Raising Wages

Greensboro's Largest Newspaper Comes Out for Raising Wages

05 Jan, 2018

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Greensboro's Largest Newspaper Comes Out for Raising Wages

"Even the rationales for stifling minimum wages in North Carolina contradict themselves," says the newspaper for North Carolina's third largest city.

Greensboro's Largest Newspaper Comes Out for Raising Wages