The North Carolina Justice Center is one of North Carolina’s preeminent voices for economic and social justice. As a leading progressive research and advocacy organization, our mission is to eliminate poverty in North Carolina by ensuring that every household in the state has access to the resources, services and fair treatment it needs to achieve economic security.
Visit WebsiteNearly three years have passed since the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in the United States. After a series of shutdowns halting much of normal life, the largest federal […]
Every year, the NC Justice Center releases our State of Working North Carolina report, which tells you what you need to know about how workers in our state are doing. This year, […]
Everyone gets sick, but more than a million workers in North Carolina have no opportunity to earn paid sick leave, and even fewer can take longer-term paid leave to address […]
Who knew that preparing sandwiches for $8 an hour involves trade secrets, or that cleaning apartments for even less requires proprietary knowledge about key customer accounts? Yet such is the […]
North Carolina needs an economy that works for all and ensures broadly shared prosperity. That means creating jobs that pay workers enough to afford the basics for themselves and their […]
Hard work is supposed to provide the income to allow people to get by and set their children up for future success. North Carolina policymakers have violated that promise, both […]
Municipal and county governments still have opportunities to take positive action to raise wages for workers living in their communities, despite recent state legislation that limits local government authority. One […]
We are thrilled about the prospect of seeing you and hope you’ll join us this year in New Orleans at the Loews Hotel from Wednesday, September 11 – Friday, September 13, 2024.