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Workers' Forum Convenes to Discuss Making Durham a “Union Town”

Workers' Forum Convenes to Discuss Making Durham a “Union Town”

11 Dec, 2017

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Workers' Forum Convenes to Discuss Making Durham a “Union Town”

Before closing, forum organizers distributed placards that read “Durham Works Because We Do!” and called on attendees to consider the creation of the Workers’ Rights Commission as just one step in making Durham a “Union Town” -- a city where workers’ power is taken seriously.

Workers' Forum Convenes to Discuss Making Durham a “Union Town”

Bank Deregulation Bill Will Leave Taxpayers Holding the Bag

08 Dec, 2017

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08 Dec, 2017

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Bank Deregulation Bill Will Leave Taxpayers Holding the Bag

These days, it’s hard to keep straight all of Congress’ efforts to build plutocracy — the further consolidation of the power of the richest Americans at the expense of the rest of us. 

Bank Deregulation Bill Will Leave Taxpayers Holding the Bag

POSTPONED: Twitter Power Academy: FREE Intro Webinar

POSTPONED: Twitter Power Academy: FREE Intro Webinar

06 Dec, 2017

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POSTPONED: Twitter Power Academy: FREE Intro Webinar

### This event has been postponed and will be rescheduled. ### Sign up for a free 30-minute intro session at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, January 10th that will highlight the past effectiveness and future utility of Twitter organizing in North Carolina.

POSTPONED: Twitter Power Academy: FREE Intro Webinar

FLOC Sues N.C. to Restore Rights Taken from 100,000 Workers

FLOC Sues N.C. to Restore Rights Taken from 100,000 Workers

01 Dec, 2017

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FLOC Sues N.C. to Restore Rights Taken from 100,000 Workers

Members of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), which represents thousands of seasonal farm workers, have gone to court over a state law that stripped 100,000 people working on North Carolina farms of their constitutional rights.

FLOC Sues N.C. to Restore Rights Taken from 100,000 Workers

"Fair Courts" Events Happening Across North Carolina

"Fair Courts" Events Happening Across North Carolina

01 Dec, 2017

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"Fair Courts" Events Happening Across North Carolina

Attend one of these 90-minute town halls, hosted by Progress NC and NC Voters for Clean Elections, where local legislators and other experts will be invited to address our community's concerns, and we'll provide the latest ways to help you fight back for fair courts. 

"Fair Courts" Events Happening Across North Carolina

Unions of Working People Join Forces to Save TPS

Unions of Working People Join Forces to Save TPS

16 Nov, 2017

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Unions of Working People Join Forces to Save TPS

UNITE HERE, IUPAT, Bricklayers, UFCW, and the Iron Workers publicly launched Working Families United today, an immigrant worker advocacy coalition that will be running a nearly million–dollar campaign to extend Temporary Protective Status in the coming weeks. The partner unions represent tens of thousands of TPS union workers in hospitality, construction, and trades who would lose their legal worker status if TPS is not renewed.

Unions of Working People Join Forces to Save TPS