NC State A.F.L. – C.I.O.

Call-to-Action!

March on Reynolds for Farmworker Justice!

Join the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO (FLOC) and hundreds of allies on May 7, 2010 in Winston-Salem at Reynolds American’s annual shareholders meeting.

What: March on Reynolds
When: Friday, May 7, 2010
Where: Winston-Salem

Reynolds CEO Susan Ivey has refused to meet with FLOC to discuss the abusive conditions facing the farmworkers who harvest the tobacco that makes Reynolds rich.

Download the flyer for this action.

While Reynolds executives gather with shareholders, FLOC members and supporters will march in support of the thousands of farmworkers whose voices Reynolds refuses to hear. Join us!

Notable Quotable

“When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him whose.”

–Donald Robert Perry Marquis, author, humorist, columnist

More info & ammo for unionists at biglabor.com

National Press Clips

Read about recent labor related articles in the press.

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• Geoffrey Dunn: AFL-CIO President Compares Palin to Joe McCarthy
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• Union chief takes on a Mama Grizzly Sarah Palin
• Richard Trumka’s Tough Words for Sarah Palin
• AFL-CIO President Will Slam Palin in Union Speech
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• Defending Public Safety Unions.
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• A salute to the working stiffs
• Left circles Simpson
• Labor Rights Under Scrutiny in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

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The North Carolina State AFL-CIO is an organization made up of local unions from across North Carolina. Just as joining together at the workplace gives workers a stronger voice, so too joining together at a statewide level gives working people a stronger voice on issues that affect them and their families which are decided at levels beyond the workplace.

We want and need the contributions of all local unions in North Carolina. We want each local’s views and energy in addressing concerns common to all workers.

We are a democratic organization. Our leadership – two full time officers and an executive board representative of unions across North Carolina – are elected by the affiliated membership. The programs we undertake and the services we provide are also determined by our membership.