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CWA Member Yvonne Kinston Running for Fayetteville City Council
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CWA Member Yvonne Kinston Running for Fayetteville City Council

As part of the NC State AFL-CIO's ongoing efforts to recruit, train, and elect more union members to office, we are proud to announce that Yvonne Kinston, a member of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 3680, a union of working people in the telecom industry, filed today for Fayetteville City Council District 9.

CWA Member Yvonne Kinston Running for Fayetteville City Council

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Advisory: Workers' Bill of Rights Town Hall in Statesville (6/20)
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Advisory: Workers' Bill of Rights Town Hall in Statesville (6/20)

Too many people work hard but still can't make ends meet and feel increasingly isolated from one another and ignored by policy makers, especially in our rural counties. This town hall is an opportunity for workers to build community and to make their voices heard.

Advisory: Workers' Bill of Rights Town Hall in Statesville (6/20)

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Supporters of a $15 Minimum Wage to Hold “NC Pots & Spoons Protest” Outside NCGA
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Supporters of a $15 Minimum Wage to Hold “NC Pots & Spoons Protest” Outside NCGA

Raising Wages NC Coalition members to protest lawmakers’ failure to act before the legislative “crossover deadline” expires with novel and noisy demonstration, 10 A.M. Thursday on Jones Street in Raleigh.

Supporters of a $15 Minimum Wage to Hold “NC Pots & Spoons Protest” Outside NCGA

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NC Lawmakers Join Fight to Repeal Collective Negotiating Ban
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NC Lawmakers Join Fight to Repeal Collective Negotiating Ban

“This bill is about restoring the full rights of public employees who are currently given the right to unionize but can’t enjoy the protections and benefits of a collectively negotiated contract,” said Sen. Nickel. “These employees deserve equal treatment under the law, and now is the time to give it to them.”

NC Lawmakers Join Fight to Repeal Collective Negotiating Ban

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Community to Honor 183 People Who Died on the Job in 2017
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Community to Honor 183 People Who Died on the Job in 2017

Local workers, labor and faith leaders, and family members will gather Friday morning on the grounds of the Old State Capitol in Raleigh for an annual interfaith Workers’ Memorial Day service to ring a bell 183 times in remembrance of the 183 people in North Carolina known to have died on the job in 2017 -- 9 more than the year before -- and to call on the N.C. Department of Labor to do more to prevent workplace fatalities.

Community to Honor 183 People Who Died on the Job in 2017