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NC AFL-CIO Mourns Passing of Richard Trumka
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NC AFL-CIO Mourns Passing of Richard Trumka

Today we commit to honoring Pres. Trumka’s legacy by continuing to fight for better policies for working people including the PRO Act. Pres. Trumka made it clear that all working people deserve dignity and respect on the job. We will keep fighting to make Pres. Trumka’s vision a reality so that all workers earn family-sustaining wages, work in safe conditions, and have a collective voice on the job.

NC AFL-CIO Mourns Passing of Richard Trumka

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Executive Paywatch: Average NC CEO Paid 235x Average Worker
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Executive Paywatch: Average NC CEO Paid 235x Average Worker

According to the 2021 edition of the Executive Paywatch report released today by the AFL-CIO, the average CEO-to-worker pay ratio at S&P 500 companies in North Carolina was 235:1 in 2020. On average, North Carolina CEOs made $13,302,100 in total compensation in 2020, up from $12,007,943 in 2019. Results once again show massive CEO-to-worker pay disparity and inequality among S&P 500 companies.

Executive Paywatch: Average NC CEO Paid 235x Average Worker

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ADVISORY: NC Workers to Hold Memorial Service (4/28)
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ADVISORY: NC Workers to Hold Memorial Service (4/28)

On Wednesday, April 28th, North Carolina workers will be joined by faith, community, and labor leaders for a virtual Workers' Memorial Day service honoring those who have died or suffered illnesses or injuries while on the job. Workers and leaders will share personal experiences and call for stronger worker protections in North Carolina and across the country. Speakers will include Reverend Jennifer Copeland of the NC Council of Churches, Rabbi Salem Pearce with the Carolina Jews for Justice, and NC State AFL-CIO President MaryBe McMillan among others.

ADVISORY: NC Workers to Hold Memorial Service (4/28)

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We Stand with the Duke University Press Workers Union
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We Stand with the Duke University Press Workers Union

We commend the people of the Duke University Press Workers Union for exercising their freedom to join together in union so they too can know the power, protection, and hope that comes from having a union contract, and we call on Duke University to immediately recognize their union and begin collective bargaining.

We Stand with the Duke University Press Workers Union

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As Election Results Come In, We Need to Count Every Vote
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As Election Results Come In, We Need to Count Every Vote

Elections are a process, and that process does not end until we have certified the results and sworn in the leaders that the voters have chosen in a peaceful transfer of power. This is the way American democracy has worked since the first presidential election ended in 1789, through the Civil War, the Great Depression, and two World Wars. It may take longer this year to obtain all the results, but the people of the American labor movement remain committed to seeing democracy endure.

As Election Results Come In, We Need to Count Every Vote