April 17, 2014
Endorsed Candidates for Primary Day, May 6th
Who you vote for is a personal decision. We get that. We hope you’ll consider voting for the only candidates with the union label.
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November 1, 2013
Union guide to local elections Nov. 5th
Read MoreVote Tuesday, November 5th for candidates who stand with workers, not bosses.
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November 1, 2013
Mayoral candidate resorts to union bashing in Fayetteville
Read MoreIf you needed another reason to vote on Tuesday Nov. 5th, let this be the one.
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June 8, 2013
Political spin and 3 weeks to the Unemployment Cliff
Read MoreTime is running out for Gov. McCrory, House Speaker Thom Tillis, and Senate President Pro-Tem Phil Berger to act and keep North Carolina from plunging over the Unemployment Cliff.
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It’s un-American what happened to Marcus Hedger. Without a functioning NLRB, people like Marcus Hedger, are getting hurt, losing their homes and the American Dream.
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March 23, 2012
AFL-CIO endorses Linda Coleman for Lt. Governor
Read MoreNow more than ever, the people of North Carolina need leaders like Linda Coleman who value work over greed and who will go to work to protect the public good.
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February 4, 2012
At town hall, Thom Tillis blames teachers for his attacks
Read MoreAbout 60 union members and community activists showed up at Gaston Community College in Belmont, NC to welcome North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis to another of his “Divide & Conquer” town halls. It was Tillis’ first town hall appearance since holding a surprise midnight session of the General Assembly on January 5 to strip teachers of their rights.
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January 20, 2012
Citizens uniting against Citizens United
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2012 is the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC that corporations are people, money is speech, and corporations have the right to spend as much of their money as they like to influence elections.
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December 16, 2011
First Art Pope teach-in draws a crowd
Read MoreA crowd of about 100 people turned up for the first teach-in about Art Pope, organized by Democracy NC and the NC State AFL-CIO, and more than 300 people watched the live stream online on Dec. 13.
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