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City Leaders Sell Out Struggling Families to Slumlords
Charlotte has a severe shortage of housing. The 2024 Charlotte-Mecklenburg State of Housing and Homelessness report showed that over 61% of moderate-income earners face the burden of housing that is too expensive (over 30% of their income is spent on housing alone). Simultaneously, apartment buildings are springing up like weeds all over the city, with landlords refusing to offer housing at a price that’s lower than “fair market rate.”
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Vi Lyles, City Council Vote Down Discussing Raises for Airport Workers
Last week, in a deadlocked city council vote, longtime Democratic Mayor of Charlotte Vi Lyles cast the tie-breaking vote to prevent the council from even studying a proposed ordinance from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) that would raise wages…
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Get the Pigs Out of our Unions!
When you walk into the many union halls across Charlotte and the United States, one of the first things you’ll likely be confronted with is a sign or sticker that celebrates that union’s relationship with police. The very same police…
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Working People’s Association and Charlotte Metro Neighborhood Defense Stand with NC Central Students
Wednesday, five people at North Carolina Central University were brutally tackled, carried away, and arrested by police for protesting housing conditions on campus. The Working People’s Association and Charlotte Metro Neighborhood Defense stand in unwavering solidarity with students at the…
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Charlotte Restaurant STEALS from its workers, NC Dept. of Labor Does Nothing
Last year, after working training shifts and never receiving payment, a worker at an uptown ramen restaurant filed a complaint against his employer with the North Carolina Department of Labor. This worker thought the DOL would be able to give…
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