September 27, 2019
NC Labor 2019 Voter Guide
How you vote is a personal decision, but unions of working people like yours did the research, conducted interviews, and recommend these in the Oct. 8th and Nov. 5th municipal elections.
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August 31, 2019
Labor 2019: Get Ready to Vote Sept. 10th!
Read MoreVoters will be headed to the polls for special elections and Charlotte municipal elections on Tuesday, September 10th, elections in which unions of working people have endorsed Dan McCready for Congress in the 9th District, Allen Thomas for Congress in the 3rd District, plus union member Braxton Winston and several others for Charlotte City Council.
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Read MoreAs 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.
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November 20, 2018
Giving Thanks for Labor 2018
Read MoreThank you for saying “Count Me In” to win the election! We hope we can count you in to hold all of our newly elected and reelected officials accountable and to push a pro-active working people’s policy agenda next year.
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October 11, 2018
NC Labor 2018 Voter Guide
Read MoreIf you are looking for election-related videos and print material – including slates and flyers, voter tools and election info, and important dates and times – you have come to the right place!
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Read MoreUnions of working people in Central Labor Councils across North Carolina endorsed 52 local, state, and federal candidates with primary elections in May and helped propel 35 of those candidates to victory and a spot on the general election ballot in November, including big wins in 3 congressional districts.
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November 8, 2017
Labor-Endorsed Candidates Win Local Elections Across N.C.
Read MoreUnion member Braxton Winston II elected to Charlotte City Council; Union-backed mayors win in Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, and Raleigh
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October 19, 2017
Our Candidate Guide for Local Elections, Nov. 7, 2017
Read MoreSeveral union members are running for office in local elections that will be decided Nov. 7, 2017, including Braxton Winston II, a member of IATSE Local 322 in Charlotte. How you vote is a personal decision, but we hope you’ll back Braxton and these other candidates.
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October 12, 2017
“Does My Vote Matter?” Read the Latest Report by Working America
Read MoreSince the 2016 election, Working America has mobilized its canvassing operation to get to the bottom of what happened by having face-to-face conversations with voters on their doorsteps. Their latest “Front Porch Focus Group” report delves into why turnout among African-Americans dropped last year and what that could mean for mid-term elections in 2018.
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September 8, 2017
Charlotte Primary Candidate Guide for Sept. 12th
Read MoreThe endorsements include one of our own – IATSE Local 322 member, Braxton Winston II, running for an at-large seat on the Charlotte City Council!
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November 30, 2016
Congrats to Governor-Elect Cooper on His Recount-Proof Victory
Read MoreTime for Gov. McCrory to concede that his damaging and divisive governorship is at its end so working people can prepare for the challenges that lie ahead – defending our victory in the state supreme court race and breaking the Republican supermajority in special legislative elections next year.
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November 10, 2016
AFL-CIO President Trumka Statement on 2016 Election
Read MoreThe work of the labor movement continues with fresh urgency. The change voters cried out for in this campaign can be found by standing together in unions.
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November 4, 2016
Republican UAW Member in Davie County: Time to Move Pat Out
Read MoreDescribing himself as someone who always voted Republican, laid-off UAW member Jon Greene of Mocksville told the Salisbury Post that Gov. McCrory’s unemployment changes and “shady politics have completely changed the way I vote.”
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November 4, 2016
US Marine, Iraq War vet: Vote Deborah Ross for US Senate
Read MoreBefore hitting the streets to knock on doors, Will Fischer – the Iraq War veteran, U.S. Marine, and Executive Director of the Union Veterans Council who has been a fierce critic of Donald Trump – recorded a short video message about U.S. Senate candidate Deborah Ross for his fellow veterans in North Carolina.
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October 28, 2016
5 Reasons North Carolina Matters
Read MoreNorth Carolina is a beautiful state. We’ve got mountains, beaches and the biggest battleground of the 2016 election. Here are five reasons why the outcome on Nov. 8 matters.
