2013 election

Better late than never

Having been gently admonished by Ruby for being (my term) a stick in the mud, finally have a campaign website that will stay up and not vanish. Well, it might drop out a for a few minutes here and there.

 Like me, it's low key and generally straightforward, and intends to do the job it's expected to do. 

http://www.ed-harrison.org/ 

Given how long it took for the Daily Tar Heel staff to realize there were local elections this year (Monday afternoon this week for news, Thursday morning for editorial), I don't feel like such a procrastinator. Maybe they figured out earlier, but that's when I heard from them. 

Ed 

Hintz endorsed by NC AFL-CIO

I'm happy to report that after completing the interview process I was endorsed by the Triangle Central Labor Council and the NC State AFL-CIO.  Historically one of the best ways to raise average income is to have more of the labor force unionized. As a Council Member I want to make sure that town employees receive a fair wage and that disputes are settled fairly. North Carolina prohibits public employees from engaging in collective bargaining however it is important for the town to listen to employees and learn from their experiences in doing their job. It is significant that one of the many groups at the Moral Monday protests against the new negative state legislation was organized labor including FLOC. FLOC is the Farm Labor Organizing Committee which is improving conditions for farm workers in North Carolina. Years ago my mother worked with FLOC in Ohio.When I was in the Peace Corps in Honduras I saw the movie Norma Rae about textile unions in Roanoke Rapids where I ended up living for 8 years. Now the many mills in NC (and Honduras) have closed and moved to Asia.
 

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