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On this week's episode of "Brotherhood Outdoors," Lee Hengsteler, a member of Sheet Metal Workers (SMWIA) Local 359 in Arizona, gets to realize a dream he's had since he was 6 years old: He heads to Montana to hunt elk.

The show airs on the Sportsman Channel at 8 p.m. EST and PST every Thursday.

His bow hunting expedition was made possible when his wife, Neva, applied to the show on his behalf. Says Hengsteler:
People like me don't win things like a guest shot on a nationally televised show, but Neva insisted on applying for me. I have one heck of a wife.
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A new TV spot, "Work Connects Us All: America's Unions," is reaching out to the public around the values associated with work.

 

The 99 percent won over the 1 percent Republican leaders in the House when lawmakers finally decided to extend unemployment insurance for a brief period for America's jobless workers. But with more than 4 jobless workers for every one available job, America's jobs crisis continues.

 
CORPORATE $$$ FLOODING POLITICS

Two years ago, the Supreme Court undermined our democracy when it struck down restrictions on independent campaign spending by corporations and their supporters. Says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: “The Citizens United ruling further tilted the playing field in favor of the 1% and against the 99%.

Robert Reich explains Citizens United.
 
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