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Northeast Semi-Supersonic Train to be Union Built

03 Jan, 2018

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03 Jan, 2018

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Northeast Semi-Supersonic Train to be Union Built

The developers of a train that would travel nearly half the speed of sound and get passengers from New York to Washington, D.C., in about an hour signed a memorandum of understanding to only use union labor on the project.

Northeast Semi-Supersonic Train to be Union Built

Together: What We Accomplished in 2017

Together: What We Accomplished in 2017

29 Dec, 2017

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Together: What We Accomplished in 2017

In 2017, we celebrated 60 years of the NC State AFL-CIO. It was a pivotal moment to reflect on lessons of the past and plan for the future. For all the highlights from our 60th Annual Convention, Labor 2017, our support for affiliates, and how North Carolina's labor federation continued raising the bar, read our 2017 Annual Report.

Together: What We Accomplished in 2017

Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards

13 Dec, 2017

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13 Dec, 2017

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Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards

A decade ago or so, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center and the liberal-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimated that making the Bush tax cuts permanent — rather than letting them expire in 2010 — would increase the after-tax

Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards

Labor Update: Week of December 11, 2017

Labor Update: Week of December 11, 2017

11 Dec, 2017

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Labor Update: Week of December 11, 2017

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

Labor Update: Week of December 11, 2017

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