Hug -a-Thug. That’s the message members of the North Carolina State AFL-CIO is giving out to visitors at CarolinaFest and festivities during the Democratic convention in Charlotte. In addition to hugs, AFL-CIO members gave out union appreciation cards which highlighted union contributions. Reportedly 500 hugs were given out by NALC, CWA, Newspaper Guild, IUE, AFGE, [...]
Fuzzy math from AFL-CIO
In recent months the North Carolina AFL-CIO has been working overtime to portray itself as mainstream and supportive of the needs of the “99 percent of Americans who work for 1 percent of the people.” See here and here. Aided by a pro-union president and sluggish economy, unions are hoping to tap into what they [...]
