North Carolina is riddled with overlapping Left leaning organizations. As I wrote in Occupy 2.0: NC’s Triangle Jobs For Justice, the SEIU is helping to create and organize social justice outfits around the country and here in North Carolina.
They are not alone in their endeavors. The AFL-CIO of North Carolina has become involved in a project called FLOC – Farm Labor Organizing Committee. The President of which is Baldemar Velasquez.
FLOC has thrown its support behind Moral Mondays:
Proud FLOC members at #moralmonday solidarity forever! pic.twitter.com/2QUovWPzBD
— FLOC (@SupportFLOC) July 1, 2013
President Velasquez is also a Moral Monday arrestee.
Pres Velasquez just arrested for civil disobedience at General Assembly #moralmondays
— FLOC (@SupportFLOC) July 1, 2013
Going back to the previous article on Triangle Jobs With Justice, we find that Nick Wood is also associated with FLOC:
Nick Wood
- Arrested at Moral Monday on June 3rd, 2013. Mugshot.
- Title: NC Jobs with Justice Instigator
- Triad Coalition member
- FLOC AFL-CIO Organizer
- Wal-Mart Durham Strike – AFL CIO
- Occupy ties
- Occupy BOA protest
- Photo: Teach-in At UNC-CH “Saw” (Student Action with Workers) Second Photo. Sidenote: There is Zaina Alsous, at this event too. She’s the leader of Occupy Chapel Hill and a Moral Monday arrestee.
Mary Kay Henry, President, SEIU and Nick Wood, FLOC
Just more evidence that there is not a widespread Progressive movement in North Carolina but rather one made up of #RecycledActivists.
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