by UE 150 | Jun 6, 2018 | News
After UE150’s successful Political Action days at the North Carolina State Legislature in May, legislative officials announced on May 24 that they plan to raise the minimum annual salary of full-time state employees to $31,200 ($15/hour) — or give a 2 percent...
by UE 150 | Feb 2, 2018 | Blog
Fifty years ago, African-American sanitation workers in Memphis stood up for dignity, striking to demand recognition of their union — and their humanity. The strike pitted over a thousand sanitation workers, who as public-sector workers in the right-to-work state of...
by UE 150 | Feb 2, 2018 | News
Union and labor groups in Durham are calling for a Worker’s Rights Commission, and think they have a city council who supports it. “Durham probably has the most progressive city council in North Carolina,” said Aiden Graham, campaign manager for the North Carolina...
by UE 150 | Feb 2, 2018 | Blog
A cold snap the first week of this year took a toll on North Carolina’s cities. In Greensboro alone, 38 water mains broke—and despite near-zero temperatures, municipal workers like Charles French were responsible for fixing them. “We had workers out in frigid...
by UE 150 | Jan 1, 2018 | Newsletter
Click here to download PDF version of the New Years 2018 Newsletter by N.C. Public Service Workers – UE Local 150. Content includes: Holiday Win: Two Victories Won for Charlotte City Workers DHHS Report on Meet-n-Confer Progress with Dale Armstrong Pro-Union...
