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Working People: We Have the Power to Make a State that Works for Us!
Help Us Hold Our General Assembly Accountable
They say they’re for working people. Are they? We’re tracking how our state lawmakers vote and what it means for your job, your pay, and your family. Sign up for action alerts to help us hold them accountable during the legislative sessions.
The State of Working People in North Carolina
Oxfam America recently ranked North Carolina dead last in the nation for workers’ rights and protections, a title we have held for seven years running.
North Carolina has also repeatedly ranked among the best states for business. In other words, our lawmakers are making decisions that enrich corporations at the expense of working people.
At the same time, wages grew 3.4%, housing costs grew 3.6% and energy utilities grew 6%. Our legislators’ decisions made us the only state from 2023 to 2024 to experience a significant increase in income inequality.
The affordability crisis facing most North Carolinians is not an accident; it’s the result of legislators choosing corporations and the wealthiest one percent. To have a government that works for us, we must not only vote for candidates who support pro-worker policies, but hold them accountable for their promises when in office.
