Empowering North Carolina’s Department of Labor to Protect Working Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

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Our mission is to eliminate poverty in North Carolina by ensuring that every household in the state has access to the resources, services, and fair treatment it needs to achieve economic security.

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State Unemployment Insurance ran out for too many in NC before they could find jobs

NCJC Report

Empowering North Carolina’s Department of Labor to Protect Working Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

NCJC Report

Legislative changes to voucher program will likely drain $272 million from NC over next decade

Fact Sheet

Work Sharing: Another tool in the toolbox for businesses to avoid layoffs

Prosperity Watch

Billionaires are getting even richer during COVID-19

Fact Sheet

North Carolina Extra Credit Grant Program: DEADLINE EXTENDED!

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Programa de crédito de impuestos “Extra Credit” de Carolina del Norte: ¡LA FECHA LÍMITE HA SIDO AMPLIADA!

Prosperity Watch

Economic security out of reach for millions of North Carolinians

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Workers' Rights Project

NC Department of Labor, Labor Commissioner must embrace new priorities to protect working NC families during pandemic

STATEMENT: We condemn the President and his allies who inspired the insurrection by white supremacists at the Capitol

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New November labor market data show more recovery in NC’s largest cities

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NC public interest groups urge Gov. Cooper to immediately stop evictions, utility shutoffs with new moratorium

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