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Statement: “Right to Work” Ballot Initiative Partisan, Unnecessary

Statement: “Right to Work” Ballot Initiative Partisan, Unnecessary

25 Apr, 2017

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Statement: “Right to Work” Ballot Initiative Partisan, Unnecessary

"Voters expect more from their representatives than petty political gamesmanship," said MaryBe McMillan, NC State AFL-CIO, about the advancement of an effort to put a so-called “Right to Work” constitutional amendment on the ballot in November 2018.

Statement: “Right to Work” Ballot Initiative Partisan, Unnecessary

Community to Honor 150 People Who Died on the Job in 2015

Community to Honor 150 People Who Died on the Job in 2015

25 Apr, 2017

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Community to Honor 150 People Who Died on the Job in 2015

Local workers, labor and faith leaders, and surviving family members will gather Friday morning on the grounds of the Old State Capitol in Raleigh for a Workers’ Memorial Day service to honor 150 people known to have died while working for a better life in 2015 and to call on NC Department of Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry to do more to prevent workplace injuries and fatalities.

Community to Honor 150 People Who Died on the Job in 2015

NC AFL-CIO Responds to the “Repeal” of House Bill 2

NC AFL-CIO Responds to the “Repeal” of House Bill 2

30 Mar, 2017

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NC AFL-CIO Responds to the “Repeal” of House Bill 2

MaryBe McMillan, Secretary-Treasurer of the NC State AFL-CIO, issued the following statement on the passage of House Bill 142.

NC AFL-CIO Responds to the “Repeal” of House Bill 2

Our Response to NCDOL Report About 2016 Workplace Fatalities

Our Response to NCDOL Report About 2016 Workplace Fatalities

31 Jan, 2017

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Our Response to NCDOL Report About 2016 Workplace Fatalities

MaryBe McMillan, Secretary-Treasurer of the NC State AFL-CIO, issued the following statement on the announcement by the NC Dept. of Labor that at least 48 workers died on the job in 2016.

Our Response to NCDOL Report About 2016 Workplace Fatalities

ADVISORY: Air Horn Orchestra holding “memorial parade” for McCrory

ADVISORY: Air Horn Orchestra holding “memorial parade” for McCrory

07 Dec, 2016

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ADVISORY: Air Horn Orchestra holding “memorial parade” for McCrory

Now that Pat McCrory’s re-election campaign is officially dead, the Air Horn Orchestra is holding one last event on Wednesday -- a New Orleans-style memorial parade along Fayetteville Street ending at the Governor’s Mansion for one last gathering.

ADVISORY: Air Horn Orchestra holding “memorial parade” for McCrory

Congrats to Governor-Elect Cooper on His Recount-Proof Victory

Congrats to Governor-Elect Cooper on His Recount-Proof Victory

30 Nov, 2016

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Congrats to Governor-Elect Cooper on His Recount-Proof Victory

Time for Gov. McCrory to concede that his damaging and divisive governorship is at its end so working people can prepare for the challenges that lie ahead - defending our victory in the state supreme court race and breaking the Republican supermajority in special legislative elections next year.

Congrats to Governor-Elect Cooper on His Recount-Proof Victory