NC AFL-CIO Condemns Passage of Monstrous Megabill that Will Devastate Working Families

For Immediate Release

July 3, 2025

North Carolina AFL-CIO Condemns Passage of Monstrous Megabill that Will Devastate Working Families

“People are going to die because North Carolina Republicans in Congress could not defend us from the avarice of billionaires and the malice of this administration.”

Raleigh, NC – North Carolina State AFL-CIO condemned Congressional Republicans today for passing a budget reconciliation bill that will devastate their own constituents in the service of billionaires.

In a statement NC State AFL-CIO President MaryBe McMillan had this to say:

"People are going to die because North Carolina Republicans in Congress could not defend us from the avarice of billionaires and the malice of the Trump Administration. The kids who will go hungry, the elders who will get kicked out of nursing homes, and the clean energy workers who will lose good-paying union jobs are their constituents too. 

“From Manteo to Murphy, the people of North Carolina in this generation and the next will be less healthy, less wealthy, and have fewer opportunities to pursue happiness because of the callous indifference of the very people elected to protect our freedom to thrive.

“North Carolina's labor movement is committed to organize, mobilize, and exercise our franchise to hold every member of Congress who voted for this big, monstrous bill accountable in the 2026 midterm elections and beyond."

Contact: Jeremy Sprinkle, 336-255-2711 / jeremy@aflcionc.org

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The North Carolina State AFL-CIO is the largest association of local unions and union councils in North Carolina, representing over one-hundred twenty-five thousand union members, fighting for good jobs, safe workplaces, workers’ rights, consumer protections, and quality public services on behalf of ALL working people.