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@EdWorkforceCmte to Hold North Carolina Field Hearing on Workers' Rights—Tomorrow at 10:00 ET

Credentialed media planning to cover the hearing need to RSVP to audra.mcgeorge@mail.house.gov

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 12, 2026

Tomorrow, at 10:00 a.m. ET, the Education and Workforce Committee will hold a field hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina, titled “Workers in Charge: Restoring Choice and Accountability in the Workplace.” 

What:
Field hearing titled “Workers in Charge: Restoring Choice and Accountability in the Workplace” 
 
When:
10:00 a.m. ET on Friday, November 13, 2026 
 
Where:
The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City, 320 East 9th Street, Room 1104, Charlotte, NC 28202 

Witnesses:

  • Mr. William Messenger, Vice President and Legal Director, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
  • Ms. Jennifer Betts, Office Managing Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins P.C.
  • Mr. Terry Bowman, Chairman, Institute for the American Worker
  • Mr. Braxton Winston, President, North Carolina AFL-CIO

Press: 
Media planning to cover the hearing must RSVP to audra.mcgeorge@mail.house.gov. The hearing is open to the press and will be live-streamed on the Committee’s YouTube page. 
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