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Black Workers, Labor Leaders Urge Senator Tillis to Support the HEROES Act
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Black Workers, Labor Leaders Urge Senator Tillis to Support the HEROES Act

In “Workers First Caravans” rolling out across the country, union members are raising their voice to call for racial and economic justice, including this morning on a press call with Black frontline workers and labor leaders in North Carolina about the continued need for elected officials to address the triple threats of COVID-19, mass unemployment, and structural racism and to demand that Senator Tillis support the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act.

Black Workers, Labor Leaders Urge Senator Tillis to Support the HEROES Act

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ADVISORY: “Black Workers are Heroes” Press Call June 17, 11am
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ADVISORY: “Black Workers are Heroes” Press Call June 17, 11am

On Wednesday, June 17, working people from North Carolina will join with workers in all 50 states to take part in a Workers First Caravan for Racial and Economic Justice, a national day of action calling for policies to confront the three crises facing America: a public health pandemic, an economic free fall, and long-standing structural racism.

ADVISORY: “Black Workers are Heroes” Press Call June 17, 11am

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NC AFL-CIO Statement on the Murder of George Floyd and the Struggle for Racial Justice
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NC AFL-CIO Statement on the Murder of George Floyd and the Struggle for Racial Justice

The most important things we as labor leaders can do right now are listen to our Black sisters and brothers and work together to strengthen and position our unions to be powerful forces against racism and white supremacy.

NC AFL-CIO Statement on the Murder of George Floyd and the Struggle for Racial Justice

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State House Republicans Abandon Unemployed North Carolinians
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State House Republicans Abandon Unemployed North Carolinians

We are deeply disappointed that, despite bipartisan support in the state senate, Republicans in the state house refused to accept even small changes in our Unemployment Insurance system that would help the record number of North Carolinians who are out of work during this pandemic.

State House Republicans Abandon Unemployed North Carolinians

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NC Remembers 178 Workers Who Died on the Job
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NC Remembers 178 Workers Who Died on the Job

The most recent data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that 178 workers were killed in North Carolina in 2018, and many more suffered from occupational diseases. This year, thousands more workers’ lives are being lost to COVID-19 because workers are not getting necessary protections at work—which would save lives and stop the spread of this very contagious virus.

NC Remembers 178 Workers Who Died on the Job

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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