It’s not much of a shock that lies are popping up in the Republican presidential nomination race. But in Michigan, Mitt Romney is telling one whopper of lie about the UAW, the auto bailout that saved two of the nation’s Big 3 car manufacturers and President Obama. In a nutshell, Romney says Obama should have let Chrysler and GM go bankrupt—that should win him a lot of votes in Michigan today—and Obama instead “gave the companies to the UAW.” Read more >>>

Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.

Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has been in a 9 year fight to obtain collective bargaining rights for the nations Transportation Security Officers (TSOs).  These are the hardworking men and women who insure our safety at our airports.

The Triangle Labor Council, AFL-CIO represents union members in the following counties of North Carolina; Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Orange, Person, and Wake.  Significant cities within that geographical area include Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill, Smithfield, Roxboro, Pittsboro, Louisburg, and Oxford.  The mission of the Triangle Labor Council, AFL-CIO is to improve the lives of working families—to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our state and the nation.

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