/tags/union Union en-US Copyright Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:18:43 GMT /business-economy/2024-04-22/autoworkers-union-uaw-volkswagon-shawn-fain-tennessee-carolina The United Auto Workers union is celebrating a huge win at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee. Organizers hope they can continue a push into the rest of the south, including North Carolina and South Carolina, which have very low union participation rates. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:18:43 GMT /business-economy/2024-04-22/autoworkers-union-uaw-volkswagon-shawn-fain-tennessee-carolina Associated Press /business-economy/2022-05-03/starbucks-baristas-boone-unionize-raleigh-union-efforts Employees at the Boone Starbucks voted 33-2 on Saturday to form a union. According to barista Grace Marvell, the vote allows the 48 workers to negotiate for better working hours and a higher hourly wage. Tue, 03 May 2022 14:19:13 GMT /business-economy/2022-05-03/starbucks-baristas-boone-unionize-raleigh-union-efforts Jeff Tiberii /arts-culture/2017-12-20/be-free-or-die-tells-the-story-of-robert-smalls-escape-from-slavery Note: this segment is a rebroadcast from June 20, 2017.In May 1862, Robert Smalls became a Union hero overnight when he stole a Confederate steamer from鈥� Wed, 20 Dec 2017 16:41:38 GMT /arts-culture/2017-12-20/be-free-or-die-tells-the-story-of-robert-smalls-escape-from-slavery Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-12-20/be-free-or-die-tells-the-story-of-robert-smalls-escape-from-slavery Note: this segment is a rebroadcast from June 20, 2017.In May 1862, Robert Smalls became a Union hero overnight when he stole a Confederate steamer from鈥� Wed, 20 Dec 2017 16:41:38 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-12-20/be-free-or-die-tells-the-story-of-robert-smalls-escape-from-slavery Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2017-09-21/in-this-historical-fiction-novel-the-strangest-parts-are-true Daren Wang grew up in an old farmhouse in Town Line, New York, a place that was notable for being the only town north of the Mason-Dixon Line to secede鈥� Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:09:03 GMT /arts-culture/2017-09-21/in-this-historical-fiction-novel-the-strangest-parts-are-true Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-09-21/in-this-historical-fiction-novel-the-strangest-parts-are-true Daren Wang grew up in an old farmhouse in Town Line, New York, a place that was notable for being the only town north of the Mason-Dixon Line to secede鈥� Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:09:03 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-09-21/in-this-historical-fiction-novel-the-strangest-parts-are-true Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2016-08-10/that-bright-land-explores-western-nc-post-civil-war In 1866, communities across western North Carolina were forced to pick up the pieces left by the Civil War. Residents had ties to the Confederacy and the鈥� Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:25:56 GMT /arts-culture/2016-08-10/that-bright-land-explores-western-nc-post-civil-war Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-08-10/that-bright-land-explores-western-nc-post-civil-war In 1866, communities across western North Carolina were forced to pick up the pieces left by the Civil War. Residents had ties to the Confederacy and the鈥� Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:25:56 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-08-10/that-bright-land-explores-western-nc-post-civil-war Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio