As Americans remembered the devastating terror attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., members of the labor community are paying respects to unions who directly served on September 11,th including members who have kept many of us safe ever since.
Read moreNobel Prize winning author Joseph Stiglitz spoke to the AFL-CIO at its headquarters and convention about his new book, The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future. Stiglitz has a plan to help America that involves rewriting laws so everyone can realize the American Dream.
Read moreA young Machinist talks about the daily struggles facing some underpaid manufacturing workers in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas.
Read moreThe “Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action” ceremony took place on the actual 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Tens of thousands braved the rain at Lincoln Memorial, half a century after Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. The closing ceremony gave people a chance to reflect
Read moreThis week tens of thousands of people gathered at the National Mall to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington and once again fight for jobs, justice and freedom.
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