North Carolina: Still the Worst Place to Work in America
For the second year in a row, North Carolina came 52nd in a ranking of best and worst states to work in the nation.
Wake County Preserves 86 Acres of Green Space
The forests, pastures, and streams on a 200-year-old working sheep farm in Zebulon will be protected for years to come.
Backtalk: Rent control temporarily delays a massive problem
Supporters of rent control would be better suited advocating for higher minimum wage, government/employment-funded childcare, health care, and maternity/paternity leave.
Raleigh-Durham McDonald’s Workers Strike for $15 Minimum Wage
The strike, which occurred in 15 cities across the country, comes the day before McDonald’s holds its annual shareholder’s meeting.
N.C. Lawmakers Call for Passage of $15 Minimum Wage
The state’s minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour—also the federal minimum wage—for 12 years.
Majority of North Carolinians Support Minimum Wage Hike, Medicaid Expansion, Poll Finds
Republican and Democratic voters both support raising the minimum wage and expanding Medicaid, according to a new survey from Meredith College.
Op-Ed: Immigrants Are on the Front Lines of the Fight for $15
We cannot wait any longer.
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Orange County’s Cost of Living Continues to Rise as COVID Affects Local Business
Orange County Living Wage adjusts for 2021 as businesses struggle to hold on in a pandemic.
Wake County Poll Workers Get a Pay Bump
“These workers are the backbone of our electoral process,” said Wake County Board of Commissioners member Jessica Holmes.
Quickbait: The State of Our Anti-Union State
According to federal data, the percentage of workers who belong to a union continues its precipitous decline.
North Carolina’s Minimum Wage Needs to Be Raised. Local Living Wage Businesses Aren’t Waiting.
Just $4,916.00: that’s the amount you have to live on for an entire year if you earn minimum wage and rent a one-bedroom apartment in Durham County. How does that calculation work? Simple math: $15,080.00 is what a business can get away with paying a full-time worker at the current $7.25 minimum wage; $10,164 is…
Durham Workers’ Rights Rally Calls for Economic Justice on Anniversary of MLK’s Death
Pascha Moore has been working in the fast food industry since she was sixteen years old. She started out making $5 per hour at Hardee’s. Twenty years later, the mother of four is making $8 per hour at McDonald’s. She can’t get enough hours on the schedule to afford rent, so she’s staying “here and…
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