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NAACP Condemn the Use of the Excessive Force Tactics that Led to the Death of Eric Garner
The NAACP condemn the use of the excessive force tactics that led to the death of Eric Garner; and often has lead to the deaths of other persons of color throughout the United States.
NAACP Denounce Public Utility Shut Offs
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) calls upon utility services to create policies and programs that prevent low income and/or senior residents from having their utility services terminated or interrupted due to an inability to pay because of their financial conditions.
NAACP Support our Nation's Veterans
The NAACP calls on Congress and the Administration to provide adequate funding, direction, and leadership to address the myriad of physical and mental health challenges faced by our Veterans of all ages.
Current Unemployment Crisis Facing Young Adults, Particularly Young African American Men
The NAACP will advocate through the local, state and federal legislative and regulatory processes to increase the employment rate of African-Americans and will urge all of its Units to work to identify and assist young adults in particular to find employment opportunities.
NAACP Membership Rosters Be Distributed to the Units Annually
The NAACP will distribute password protected digital database files of the membership rosters annually by August 1 of each year for branches and by February 15th for youth council and college chapters to ensure reporting accuracy for the unit and the national membership office.
NAACP Supports Workers' Rights as Civil Rights Opposed to So-called "Right to Work" Legislation and Initiatives
The NAACP recognizes that "workers' rights" are "civil rights" and is committed to work in coordination with other like-minded individuals, organizations, and groups which may be opposed to so-called "right to-work" laws either through political, legal, or other advocacy means.
Fairness in Labor Practices in the Auto Industry
The NAACP will work with units, community leaders, clergy, students, civil rights leaders and other partner organizations to demand that Nissan and other foreign automakers respect the workers right to a free and fair election to unionize.
NAACP Supports Diversity in Media Ownership, Calls for the FCC to Take Steps to Encourage More Racial and Ethnic Minority Media Ownership
The NAACP Washington Bureau advocates to increase media ownership diversity.
NAACP Supports the Federal Communication Commission's Lifeline Program
The NAACP Washington Bureau should advocate on behalf of the continued robust Lifeline program and support legislation to expand the Lifeline program to include broadband service and give preference to providers that have a digital literacy component.
NAACP Strongly Supports an Increase in the Federal Minimum Wage
The NAACP specifically endorses and supports an increase in the federal Minimum Wage for all workers, and that the NAACP supports an increase in the tipped Minimum Wage and that the NAACP strongly supports indexing the minimum wage to inflation.
NAACP Supports Uniform Heirs Property Laws
The NAACP support legislation on the state and federal level such as the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, as approved by the Council of State Governments.
NAACP Supports Safe, Sane and Sensible Laws to Prevent Gun Violence
The NAACP reiterates its strong support for safe, sane and sensible measures to end gun violence.