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People’s Hearing Brings Workers, Candidates Together to Declare $15 Minimum Wage Central to 2020 Election
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People’s Hearing Brings Workers, Candidates Together to Declare $15 Minimum Wage Central to 2020 Election

Raising Wages NC coalition held a public hearing at First Baptist Church in downtown Raleigh tonight to bring together dozens of workers and allies from across the state to testify directly to candidates for Governor and the North Carolina General Assembly about what life is like for a working person in North Carolina and the importance of adopting a $15/hr minimum wage statewide for all workers--white, black, and brown.

People’s Hearing Brings Workers, Candidates Together to Declare $15 Minimum Wage Central to 2020 Election

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Honoring the Power of Working People at 62nd Annual Convention
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Honoring the Power of Working People at 62nd Annual Convention

The North Carolina AFL-CIO kicks off its 62nd Annual Convention in Charlotte, Thursday, Sept. 19. The two-day convention brings together labor, community, and political leaders from across the state to discuss ways to fight for a better future, together.

Honoring the Power of Working People at 62nd Annual Convention

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Local Labor Movement Hosts 113th Canton Labor Day Parade
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Local Labor Movement Hosts 113th Canton Labor Day Parade

United Steelworkers (USW) Smoky Mountain Local 507, AFL-CIO, CLC proudly hosted the 113th Canton Labor Day Parade, North Carolina’s longest-running Labor Day parade, featuring a float by the Western North Carolina Central Labor Council marshalled by NC State AFL-CIO president MaryBe McMillan.

Local Labor Movement Hosts 113th Canton Labor Day Parade