by UE 150 | Mar 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
In early February, many employees at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill had a double parking deduction from their paychecks due to university error. Many of these employees are in the lower pay bands at the university, and this error deeply affects their...
by UE 150 | Mar 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
WHAT: N.C. Department of Labor Airborne Infectious Disease public hearing WHO: Members of the North Carolina Public Service Workers Union, UE Local 150 WHEN: Tuesday, January 23 at 1:00 pm WHERE: https://call.lifesizecloud.com/20086796 or call +1 (312) 584-2401,...
by UE 150 | Mar 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
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by UE 150 | Mar 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
In the middle of the rain, UE150 members at Longleaf Center in Wilson rallied last week after NC Department of Health and Human Services snatched back an “overpayment”. Workers have been told they would be getting Labor Market Adjustments and a bonus, so expected this...
by UE 150 | Mar 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, March 2, UE Local 150 members joined the Poor People’s March, held to commemorate the 800 people who die each day in the U.S. from poverty and low wages. Local 150 President Sekia Royall, who spoke at the rally, said, “Us workers are really...
by UE 150 | Oct 6, 2023 | News
At the Durham City Council Work Session on Thursday, October 5, a vote was taken to award $6.5 million in additional bonuses to the city workers. “We didn’t get what we asked for, but we got a victory,” was the common refrain amongst city workers after the meeting....
by UE 150 | Sep 16, 2023 | News
On the evening of Friday, September 15, Durham City Manager Wanda Page put out a public statement proposing a bonus including for Full-time Employees: Gross salaries are less than $57,000 annually: $3,000 bonus Gross salaries are between $57,000 – $90,000...
by UE 150 | Sep 12, 2023 | News
On Monday, September 11, workers from the City of Durham Solid Waste Department stood down, beginning the second week of their determined action to protest low pay. An overwhelming majority of all the workers in Solid Waste Services have stood together and not loaded...
by UE 150 | Sep 7, 2023 | News
Donate Directly to Workers Other ways to support the workers: Sign the Petition Donate to Build Their Union Watch and Share the Video FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/6/2023 Contact: Dante Strobino, UE International Representative – dante.strobino@ueunion.org,...
by UE 150 | May 22, 2023 | News
Charlotte, North Carolina On Monday, May 8, UE Local 150/Charlotte City Workers Union members rallied and marched in the streets from Marshall Park to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center in Uptown Charlotte chanting “When city workers are under attack, what do...