September 2, 2019
Labor Unions are for Safety and Creativity
I do not go around asking people if they believe in God. But I frequently ask people if they believe in labor unions.
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September 2, 2019
Local Labor Movement Hosts 113th Canton Labor Day Parade
Read MoreUnited 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.
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August 31, 2019
Labor Day 2019 in NC
Read MoreThis Labor Day, workers are winning. Momentum is building. The balance of power is shifting. Across the country, working people are joining the fight for a better deal and a better life.
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September 2, 2018
Smoky Mountain News Profile of USW Local 507: “A seat at the table: Organized labor remains strong in Haywood County”
Read MoreFor over forty years now, successive generations of millworkers and members of United Steelworkers Smoky Mountain Local 507 have used their freedom to join together in union to organize and ensure shared prosperity in the tiny mountain town of Canton, North Carolina.
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September 2, 2018
Creative Loafing Charlotte Takes “A Look at Labor Conditions and the New South’s Historic Ties to Organization”
Read MoreWorker organizing past and present is the cover story of the Labor Day 2018 issue of Creative Loafing Charlotte, featuring quotes from North Carolina State AFL-CIO President MaryBe McMillan, IBEW Local 379 President and state AFL-CIO Vice President Scott Thrower, and Ben Lee, chairman of the Charlotte Labor Day Parade Committee.
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August 12, 2018
Make “Labor Union” Sense Common Again
Read MoreWhen people ask why I spend some of my very rare free hours advocating for labor unions in my new home state, the answer is simple. I want labor union sense to be again this region’s common sense.
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September 1, 2017
‘$15 AND Union Rights’ Nationwide Labor Day Strike Coming to NC
Read MoreLocal cooks and cashiers from McDonald’s, Burger King, and other restaurants announced Friday that they will walk off the job on Labor Day, joining strikes by fast-food workers in 300 cities from coast to coast.
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September 9, 2016
Recap: Labor Day 2016 in North Carolina
Read MoreWorking people in North Carolina celebrated the holiday that bears our name with Labor Day parades and festivals, media outreach, and community service.
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September 2, 2016
Celebrate Labor Day and Kick Off Labor 2016
Read MoreThis Labor Day, we are asking working families across the country to take action and commit to improving the lives of all working people by voting, for a better life. On November 8, 2016, working people will flock to the polls to support policies and candidates that are dedicated to creating fundamental, lasting change for everyone, not just the wealthy few.
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September 17, 2015
Recap: Labor Day 2015 in NC
Read MoreWorking people in North Carolina commemorated Labor Day this year with a parade and picnics, prayers in the pulpits, and community service to honor the American worker and to celebrate the incredible achievements of all people who are working for a better life.
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September 4, 2015
MaryBe McMillan talks raising wages ahead of Labor Day
Read MoreNorth Carolina State AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer MaryBe McMillan sat down for an interview for the radio program News & Views with Chris Fitzsimon to talk about the future of work in North Carolina and efforts to raise the wages of working people in our state.
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Read More“We can no longer devalue the importance of a collective voice for workers. We can no longer hope that corporations and policy makers will do the right thing because we ask them to. We have to return to what works for working people — labor unions.”
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August 31, 2015
Join the 2015 Charlotte Labor Day Parade
Read MoreCome out for an “old fashioned, union made” parade when the biggest and longest-running Labor Day parade in the Carolinas returns to Charlotte in 2015, featuring local union floats and marchers as well as stepping groups, bands, and more.
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August 28, 2015
Working America invites you to lunch Labor Saturday (9/5)
Read MoreOn the Saturday before Labor Day, join AFL-CIO community affiliate Working America for fun, fellowship, and a free lunch when they hold their Labor Day weekend celebration and open house at their office in Greensboro.
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August 28, 2015
“Workers Speak Out” at new workers’ center in Greensboro (9/3)
Read MoreNorth Carolina is getting a new workers’ center in time for Labor Day, and they’re inviting you to take the mic and have your say about life as a worker in Greensboro.
