Update: Despite your calls and our lobbying against it, HB 677 did pass the state house on Monday night. The bill now moves to the state senate.
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March 8, 2013
Greensboro firefighters win dues checkoff
We got this great piece of labor news from Greensboro this week. On Tuesday, the city council voted 6-3 to allow firefighters to have voluntary union dues deducted from their paychecks!
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January 18, 2013
Charlotte City workers win dues checkoff
This week, employees of the City of Charlotte won small victory that will make a big difference in strengthening their unions.
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January 4, 2013
Court: Dues deduction ban “retaliatory”, overturned
A judge in Wake County has thrown out a controversial law passed by Republican state lawmakers in a surprise late-night vote one year ago taking away from all public school employees their ability to have association dues deducted from their paychecks.
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June 15, 2012
The Main Street Moment: Struggle in the heartland
Only organized workers can save us from organized greed.
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January 13, 2012
Republican state lawmakers begin 2012 attacking workers’ rights
The New Year means new opportunities for our Republican-controlled state legislature to attack workers’ rights, and the arrogant extremists in charge on Jones Street wasted little time in getting down to business. At 1:12am on January 5, Republicans voted to eliminate dues deduction for members of NCAE.