April 17, 2009
State & Local Media Coverage
- New Report Says 148 Workers Died on the Job in North Carolina in 2011, Nationally Ranking NC 25th | High Country Press, May 8, 2013
- Private conservative group ALEC carries sway in legislature | News & Observer, May 6, 2013
- Hispanos mueren por trabajar | La Conexion, May 3, 2013
- DNC blasted in legislative right-to-work debate | WRAL (CBS), May 1, 2013
- Let’s focus on workplace safety | Citizen-Times, April 26, 2013
- NC worker fatalities down 34 percent in 2012 | WNCN (NBC), April 26, 2013
- Immigration overhaul: ‘Something for everybody to hate’ | News & Observer, April 16, 2013
- Tax Day marked by wrestlers, advocates for working families at NC legislature (audio postcard) | Progressive Pulse, April 15, 2013
- Hundreds of NC citizens lobby state legislature on variety of causes | News & Observer, April 9, 2013
- Working families, Luchadoras seek #FairFight over tax reform, sequestration | Progressive Pulse, March 25, 2013
- Advocacy groups line up on opposite sides for tax reform | News 14 Carolina, March 25, 2013
- Postal workers picket at Carmel Road office against 5-day delivery plan | Charlotte Observer, March 25, 2013
- NC Rally Against Saturday Mail Cutback | WFMY (CBS) News 2, March 24, 2013
- The GOP’s anti-union stance could backfire | Indy Week, March 13, 2013
- NC AFL-CIO: ‘Only Bullies Kick People While Down’ | High Country Press, February 20, 2013
- New law slashes jobless benefits | Charlotte Observer, February 20, 2013
- McCrory signs unemployment bill into law | Salisbury Post, February 20, 2013
- Jobless benefits cuts now official | High Point Enterprise, February 19, 2013
- Labor Commissioner opposed to minimum wage | ABC 11, February 18, 2013
- Benefit cuts will give pointless pain | News & Observer, February 14, 2013
- Bill cutting North Carolina’s Unemployment Benefits goes to Governor | WFDD 88.5FM (NPR), February 13, 2013
- Video to focus on plans to cut N.C. jobless benefits | AP, February 12, 2013
- Sindicatos anuncian esfuerzos para presionar por reforma migratoria en Raleigh | La Conexion, February 12, 2013
- LABOR GETS INVOLVED IN IMMIGRATION ISSUE | News & Observer, February 7, 2013
- North Carolina AFL-CIO to talk immigration reform | WNCN (NBC), February 6, 2013
- N.C. House tentatively OK’s overhaul to state unemployment system | Charlotte Observer, February 5, 2013
- NC House tentatively backs overhaul to state’s unemployment system | News & Observer, February 4, 2013
- More amendments ahead? | WRAL (CBS), January 30, 2013
- Groups want N.C. to expand Medicaid | Charlotte Observer, January 23, 2013
- Senate leader Berger outlines agenda for upcoming session | News & Observer, January 16, 2013
- McCrory defends salary bump for cabinet members | ABC 11, January 14, 2013
- GOP, N.C. Chamber hatch plan to reduce unemployment benefits, pay state debt | Indy Week, December 19, 2012
- NC groups hold vigil to oppose budget cuts | AP, December 10, 2012
- Candlelight vigils protest cuts to social safety net | Progressive Pulse, December 10, 2012
- Vigil for middle class at Burr’s office | Citizen-Times, December 9, 2012
- Protesters take farm workers’ tobacco issues to local stores | News & Observer, December 8, 2012
- Group pushes for sacrifices to rein in federal debt | Charlotte Observer, November 28, 2012
- ‘Fix the Debt’ campaign heads to NC, prompts outcry | News & Observer, November 27, 2012
- Re: Cherie Berry | Indy Week, October 24, 2012
- MaryBe McMillan: Ask the whys | News & Observer, October 13, 2013
- Op-Ed: McKoy – Tax cuts aren’t bringing jobs | FayObserver, September 5, 2012
- Democrats look to re-energize base at convention | CBC News, September 4, 2012
- James Andrews on Charlotte in 2012 as chance to organize (starts at 1hr, 5min, 40sec) | The Rick Smith Show, September 4, 2012
- Unions Looking For Some Love At DNC | NC Public Radio WUNC, September 4, 2012
- ‘Hug a Union Thug’: Labor puts on happy face at DNC | LA Times, September 4, 2012
- Team Obama works to mend fences with labor as convention begins | Fox News, September 4, 2012
- Unions hard at work on Labor Day | USA Today, September 4, 2012
- Who built it? Workers built it. A Labor Day message from Charlotte. | Indy Week, September 3, 2012
- Charlotte welcomes the world with Carolina Fest | AP, September 3, 2012
- North Carolina union members host ‘Hug-A-Thug’ for convention | Fox News, September 3, 2012
- Union members offer free hugs at Charlotte event | AP, September 3, 2012
- North Carolina Union Members Host ‘Hug-A-Thug’ Event At The Democratic National Convention | Inquisitr, September
- North Carolina Labor Union Invites DNC-Goers to ‘Hug-A-Thug’ | ABC News, September 3, 2012
- Union members offer free hugs at Charlotte event | Charlotte Observer, September 3, 2012
- Labor tries to soften image with ‘hug a union thug’ booth in Charlotte | The Hill, September 3, 2012
- At Democratic convention’s street fest in Charlotte, funnel cake and campaigning | Washington Post, September 3, 2012
- Union members cite shortcomings in Democratic leaders on labor issues | Free Speech Radio News, September 4, 2012
- Thank a worker by valuing work, not greed | Citizen-Times, September 3, 2012
- Hugs From Thugs Replace Union Cash As U.S. Democrats Meet | Bloomberg, August 31, 2012
- Will Joe Biden camp out in Eastover? | Charlotte Observer, August 31, 2012
- Despite some concerns, union members see DNC work after all | Charlotte Observer, August 30, 2012
- Unions aren’t big in Charlotte … | Creative Loafing, August 30, 2012
- “They want to run us to death” | Salon.com, August 24, 2012
- Unprecedented: Sitel workers mount historic union organizing drive | Mountain Xpress, August 1, 2012
- Resolution would ask U.S. Congress to overturn Supreme Court ruling | Raleigh News & Observer, June 13, 2012
- Cone Health deal points to medical care’s future | Greensboro News & Record, June 13, 2012
- AFL-CIO begins campaign to defeat Mitt Romney in North Carolina | News & Observer, May 23, 2012
- Short legislative session kicks off with a bang | Triangle Tribune, May 23, 2012
- Pots and spoons give voice to the 99 percent | Technician (NCSU), May 22, 2012
- ‘Pots & Spoons’ protest loudly greet returning NC lawmakers (video) | The Progressive Pulse, May 16, 2012
- Vocal protesters greet returning state lawmakers | WRAL (CBS), May 16, 2012
- Video: Loud pots and pans protests greets lawmakers | News & Observer, May 16, 2012
- Pots and spoons protest targets General Assembly policies | News 14 Carolina, May 16, 2012
- NC Legislature returns to work, met by protesters | ABC11, May 16, 2012
- Budget To Dominate Busy Short Session | WUNC (NPR), May 16, 2012
- Legislature returns to work, met by protesters | AP, May 16, 2012
- FIRST IN SCORE – LABOR, PROGRESSIVES TO PROTEST IN RALEIGH | Politico, May 16, 2012
- ‘Pots and spoons’ protestors expected to greet NC lawmakers | NBC17, May 16, 2012
- Pots and Spoons Protest – NC General Assembly today | The Progressive Pulse, May 16, 2012
- N.C. Senate panels vote to reverse Gates Four annexation, bar Fayetteville from trying again for 12 years | Fayetteville Observer, May 16, 2012
- Opponents make noise, literally, against state GOP policies | NCNN, May 16, 2012
- Working Families Bring Pots and Spoons Brigade to N.C. Lawmakers | AFL-CIO Now, May 16, 2012
- Pay gap wide between men, women in N.C. | Greensboro News & Record, May 14, 2012
- Labor, other activists plan noisy greeting for General Assembly | Raleigh News & Observer, May 11, 2012
- May Day message: Equal opportunity will lead to shared prosperity | The Durham News, May 6, 2012
- Executive pay increases 13.9 percent in 2011 | Greensboro News & Record, May 3, 2012
- Stop suing patients, NAACP tells Carolinas HealthCare System | Raleigh News & Observer, May 1, 2012
- Fifth Street’s Gary West urges equality during rally | Statesville Record & Landmark, April 29, 2012
- Activists memorialize North Carolina workers killed on the job | Raleigh News & Record, April 28, 2012
- Report shows NC job deaths under reported | NBC 17, April 27, 2012
- Several groups plan protests Monday in Raleigh | Raleigh News & Observer, April 23, 2012
- Triangle Tax Day Protests (photo) | Raleigh News & Observer, April 18, 2012
- On Tax Day, demonstrators seek tax equality for the 99% (slideshow) | The Progressive Pulse, April 17, 2012
- Protestors demonstrate against tax inequality | ABC 11, April 17, 2012
- Postal workers organize rallies to protest possible service, job cuts | News 14 Carolina, April 17, 2012
- AFL-CIO committee endorses Coleman, but not gubernatorial candidate | Raleigh News & Observer, March 23, 2012
- AFL-CIO meets next week to consider governor’s race | Raleigh News & Observer, March 14, 2012
- Asheville protesters don’t want Postal Service, post offices cut | Asheville Citizen-Times, February 21, 2012
- Statewide Out of Control tour stops in West Asheville | Mountain Xpress, February 9, 2012
- Paycheck power | Raleigh News & Observer, February 8, 2012
- As protestors rally, House Speaker defends recent decisions | Gaston Gazette, January 30, 2012
- Families as criminals | Raleigh News & Observer, January 13, 2012
- Protesters Put Pressure On Congress Over Jobs | WXII 12, December 9, 2011
- Congress feels heat to OK Unemployment Extension | The Progressive Pulse, December 9, 2011
- Activists target 2 NC Congress members on jobless | Associated Press, December 8, 2011
- For Unions, Democratic Convention Means Business | NPR, December 6, 2011
- “Occupy” Protestors Face Wells Fargo CEO | WUNC-FM, December 1, 2011
- Protesters greet CEO of Wells Fargo at NCSU | Raleigh News & Observer, December 1, 2011
- Union aiding family of student shot at Cape Fear High | WRAL, November 21, 2011
- Labor groups seek contracts in nonunion state | Charlotte Observer, November 13, 2011
- DNC awards contracts worth $7 million | Charlotte Observer, October 26, 2011
- AFL-CIO endorsing Kevin Hill in school board runoff | Raleigh News & Observer, October 25, 2011
- NC AFL-CIO’s MaryBe McMillan discusses their efforts to shine a light on NC’s 1.2 million jobless and low-wage workers | News & Views with Chris Fitzsimon, October 17, 2011
- Raleigh vigil testifies to unemployment woes | WRAL, October 10, 2011
- Lights on Raleigh’s Bicentennial Mall highlight joblessness in NC | NBC 17, October 10, 2011
- Raleigh protestors highlight unemployment | ABC 11 News, October 10, 2011
- NC protest testifies to unemployment woes | Charlotte Observer, October 10, 2011
- Rally on jobs plan set for Myrick’s office | Charlotte Observer, October 10, 2011
- Bell, Catotti win labor endorsements | Raleigh News & Observer, September 19, 2011
- AFL-CIO gets funny | Raleigh News & Observer, September 15, 2011
- Charlotte highlights one-year convention countdown | WRAL, September 6, 2011
- The worth of worker safety (MaryBe op-ed) | Raleigh News & Observer, September 3, 2011
- Operation Dixie commemorates historic union organizing effort | The Rocky Mount Telegram, September 3, 2011
- NC highway sign now marks Operation Dixie | AP, September 3, 2011
- For American labor, not much to cheer this Labor Day | Charlotte Observer, August 26, 2011
- Ignoring DNC won’t make North Carolina labor friendly (MaryBe op-ed) | Charlotte Observer, August 17, 2011
- Unions say they’ll skip Democratic convention | Raleigh News & Observer, August 13, 2011
- Unions to sit out Democratic Convention in Charlotte | News 14 Charlotte, August 12, 2011
- Union members picket local job fair | WCNC, August 2, 2011
- No pickets for Dem fundraisers | WRAL, July 12, 2011
- Loud and clear | Raleigh News & Observer, June 28, 2011
- Behind a small loan bill, big bucks | Raleigh News & Observer, June 16, 2011
- A benefits hallelujah for 47,000 jobless workers | Raleigh News & Observer, June 8, 2011
- Perdue signs executive order to extend unemployment insurance benefits | News 14 Carolina, June 3, 2011
- Workers’ compensation bill compromise reached | News 14 Carolina, May 26, 2011
- Health and Human Services Secy. leads forum on Affordable Care Act | News 14 Carolina, May 24, 2011
- How workers’ compensation works | Raleigh News & Observer, May 22, 2011
- Garner man on the go advocates for peace, justice | Garner Citizen, March 2, 2011
- Three reasons why people who work for a living should support unions | The Progressive, May 19, 2011
- Jobless, activists demand benefits | Raleigh News & Observer, May 16, 2011
- Jobless NC Residents Speak Out About Unemployment | WSOCTV Charlotte, May 16, 2011
- Unemployed protest in hopes of receiving benefit extensions | News 14 Carolina, May 16, 2011
- Garner woman in limbo after jobless benefits cut | WRAL (Channel 5) Raleigh, May 15, 2011
- Unions still necessary for fairer working conditions | Asheville Citizen-Times, April 22, 2011
- NC jobless take on Perdue jobless benefits veto | Associated Press, April 19, 2011
- NC Gov. Perdue vetoes jobless benefits, cuts | Associated Press, April 17, 2011
- Workers’ compensation is back on the front burner | Raleigh News & Observer, April 10, 2011
- NC AFL-CIO’s MaryBe McMillan on the assault on workers’ rights, collective bargaining, and worker comp | News & Views, April 10, 2011
- Union makes point in silence | Raleigh News & Observer, April 5, 2011
- Hundreds ‘Stand in Solidarity’ to continue Dr. King’s legacy | News 14 Raleigh, April 4, 2011
- Crowd led by NAACP and AFL-CIO gathers for ‘We Are One’ rally | News 14 Carolina, April 4, 2011
- Rally for worker rights | Charlotte Post, April 4, 2011
- Workers in NC Speak Out Through Silence | WECT (NBC) Wilmington, April 4, 2011
- Silence to mark 43rd anniversary of King’s slaying | Greensboro News & Record, April 4, 2011
- Protesters silently show support for collective bargaining | Raleigh News & Observer, April 4, 2011
- NAACP and AFL-CIO connects MLK, unions | Charlotte Observer, March 31, 2011
- The State of Collective Bargaining | WUNC Public Radio, March 9, 2011
- Stand united in each state where unions are under attack | Hickory Daily Record, March 8, 2011
- Rally For Workers’ Public Unions Held In Downtown Raleigh | NBC 17, February 26, 2011
- Asheville protesters support Wisconsin unions | Asheville Citizen-Times, February 26, 2011
- First-responders criticize votes by Burr and Hagan | Greensboro News & Record, December 17, 2010
- Menthol cigarettes and our jobs | Raleigh News & Observer, December 11, 2010
- Congress must extend jobless benefits | Greensboro News & Record, December 3, 2010
- What of the jobless? | Asheville Citizen-Times, November 29, 2010
- Manufacturing needs to make comeback in WNC | Asheville Citizen-Times, October 21, 2010
- Valuable Film Jobs | Raleigh News & Observer, October 13, 2010
- FedEx doesn’t deserve its ‘sweetheart’ deal | Greensboro News & Record, August 27, 2010
- NC slaughterhouse, union get along after fighting | Raleigh News & Observer, August 16, 2010
- Organized labor has helped build this country | Asheville Citizen-Times, August 4, 2010
- Hagan must not forget promise to firefighters | Greensboro News & Record, July 11, 2010
- Police, firefighters have no desire to bankrupt their cities | Charlotte Observer, July 7, 2010
- N.C. needs a senator who won’t play politics with people’s lives | Charlotte Observer, July 1, 2010
- Social Security is not behind growing federal deficit | Asheville Citizen-Times, June 29, 2010
- Republicans vote against unemployment benefits for workers | Asheville Citizen-Times, June 28, 2010
- Costly paychecks | Raleigh News & Observer, May 22, 2010
- Federal jobs bill backed locally | Raleigh News & Observer, April 9, 2010
- Groups call for New Deal-style jobs program | WRAL Channel 5 (Raleigh), April 9, 2010
- Time to hold Wall Street accountable for jobs it destroyed | Charlotte Observer, April 8, 2010
- We may soon have to do without mail on Saturdays | WLOS ABC 13 News, April 6, 2010
- Postal Employees Against 5-Day Delivery | WWNC News Radio 570AM, April 6, 2010
- Remembering Crystal Lee “Norma Rae” Sutton | YES! Weekly, January 13, 2010
- Young workers need jobs, good jobs | Asheville Citizen-Times, December 22, 2009
- Help Main Street | Durham Herald Sun, December 18, 2009
- Jobs for young people should be a top priority | Greensboro News & Record, December 18, 2009
- They stepped up | Raleigh News & Observer, November 10, 2009
- Voting for reform | Raleigh News & Observer, November 10, 2009
- Union rallies for health care reform | Fayetteville Observer, November 5, 2009
- Former Cigna Executive Backs Health Care Reform Public Option | WNCN NBC 17 (Raleigh), September 29, 2009
- An effective tool for U.S. workers | Raleigh News & Observer, September 7, 2009
- Health reform supporters, protesters demonstrate in Raleigh | News 14 Carolina, August 29, 2009
- Senior Groups Reject Health Care ‘Scare Tactics’ | NPR, August 30, 2009
- Burr, Hagan split on Obama health plan | Raleigh News & Observer, August 28, 2009
- Unions invest in N.C. Democrats | Raleigh News & Observer, August 24, 2009
- Up To 14,000 Small Businesses Will Suffer Without Health Care Reform | Wilmington Star-News, August 21, 2009
- Don’t tax health benefits | Davidson County Dispatch, August 13, 2009
- Unions still a hard sell | Raleigh News & Observer, August 2, 2009
- Did Obama visit to push Hagan? | WTVD ABC 11 News (Raleigh), July 30, 2009
- Working Women and Unions | Wilmington StarNews, July 27, 2009
- Support Employee Free Choice Act and help veterans get their share | Lumberton The Robesonian, July 22, 2009
- Working families need protections EFCA offers | Asheville Citizen-Times, July 4, 2009
- Union savors victory at pork plant | Raleigh News & Observer, July 3, 2009
- Passing Free Choice Act will improve conditions | Greensboro News & Record, May 13, 2009
- Encouraging union membership would stimulate the economy | Charlotte Observer, May 11, 2009
- Celebrate working mothers, and support workers’ rights | Salisbury Post, May 10, 2009
- Make Sunday a Happy Day for Working Moms | Wilmington Star-News, May 7, 2009
- Pink Slips and Pamphlets | Wilmington Star-News, May 7, 2009
- Big Business at it Again | Wilmington Star-News, May 7, 2009
- Another view of labor union | Hendersonville Times-News, May 6, 2009
- An important cog in rebuilding the American dream | Yes! Weekly (Winston-Salem), May 6, 2009
- Veteran speaks out on proposal | Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, May 4, 2009
- Workers deserve better | The Dispatch (Lexington), May 1, 2009
- Actions at the top | Raleigh News & Observer, Apr 28, 2009
- Workers deserve justice | Fayetteville Observer, April 21, 2009
- EFCA leaves balloting method to workers, not the employer | Asheville Citizen-Times, Apr 16, 2009
- Union members spread word, pie | Fayetteville Observer, April 14, 2009
- Seeking strength | Raleigh News & Observer, April 11, 2009
- Disagrees with Chamber’s stance on the EFCA | Asheville Citizen-Times, Apr 11, 2009
- My Turn, Your Turn: The Truth About The Employee Free Choice Act | WECT Channel 6 (Wilmington), Apr 7, 2009
- Black Issues Forum: Focus on Unions in NC | UNC-TV, Apr 5, 2009
- Unions helped expand nation’s middle class | Greensboro News & Record, Apr 2, 2009
- EFCA gives employees a better chance to form a union | Asheville Citizen-Times, Apr 2, 2009
- N.C. has history of intimidation by businesses | High Point Enterprise, Apr 1, 2009
- Unions benefit workers | Technician, Apr 6, 2009
- Economy intensifies Employee Free Choice Act debate | WFAE 90.7FM, Mar 30, 2009
- Employee Free Choice Act: PRO | Greensboro News & Record, Mar 29, 2009
- All workers deserve fair labor rights | Hickory Daily Record, Mar 27, 2009
- All workers deserve fair labor rights | Hickory Daily Record, Mar 27, 2009
- Union representation is good for workers, communities | Statesville Record & Landmark, Mar 24, 2009
- Card-check bill will give nation’s workers choice | Greensboro News & Record, Mar 24, 2009
- Trojan Horse | Wilmington Star News, Mar 19, 2009
- State has lengthy record of union intimidation | Greensboro News & Record, Mar 18, 2009
- Employee Free Choice Act is essential for middle class | Daily Tar Heel, Mar 18, 2009
- Card check preserves secret ballot option | Greensboro New & Record, Mar 17, 2009
- Fear and lies | Wilmington Star News, Mar 17, 2009
- For the Employee Free Choice Act | Wilmington Star News, Mar 16, 2009
- Jason Rosin: Workers need bargaining power | Wilmington Star News, Mar 13, 2009
- Legislative Week in Review (Clip at 40:40) | UNC-TV, Mar 13, 2009
- Study: More unions mean more money | Raleigh News & Observer, Mar 10, 2009
- The “Secret Ballot” Lives On | Mount Airy News, Mar 9, 2009
- Fixing our crumbling economy: Employee Free Choice Act will help | The Carrboro Citizen, Mar 5, 2009
- The union label | Independent Weekly, Mar 4, 2009
- Free Choice Act would let employees decide on vote | Hickory Daily Record, Mar 4, 2009
- Promoting unions and recovery | Raleigh News & Observer, Mar 3, 2009
- Headline Saturday: Future of unions comes to N.C. | WRAL Channel 5 (Raleigh), Mar 1, 2009
- Can N.C. become pro-union? | Raleigh News & Observer, Feb 22, 2009
- Battle lines drawn over secret ballot for union votes | ENC Today, Feb 21, 2009
- NC workers need a more level playing field | Asheville Citizen-Times, Feb 20, 2009
- Legislative Week in Review (Clip at 7:58) | UNC-TV, Feb 20, 2009
- Business, labor want Hagan’s vote | Raleigh News & Observer, Feb 18, 2009
- Carding workers | Raleigh News & Observer, Feb 18, 2009
- Can N.C. become pro-union? | Fayetteville Observer, Feb 16, 2009
- A choice we need | Raleigh News & Observer, Feb 6, 2009
