North Carolina groups call for jobs program

The Raleigh/Wake County People’s Assembly organized a rally on May 8 in front of a Raleigh, N.C., City Council meeting to demand that the city advocate for a federally funded public jobs program. More than 30 people, including youth and students of color from Raleigh and other community leaders, were present. The Raleigh People’s Assembly will propose a resolution demanding that the city of Raleigh endorse and advocate for a publicly funded jobs program and for federal money to facilitate public-sector job creation in the city. Supporters of this resolution include Black Workers for Justice, Raleigh City Workers Union-UE 150, the Bail Out the People Movement, NAACP North Carolina President Rev. William Barber and the state’s AFL-CIO, along with many other organizations and hundreds of individuals.

— Report and photo by Vidya Sankar