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Fallen Firefighters Honored

Mike Hall | Other News

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More than 5,000 people honored the lives of 157 firefighters and paramedics who died in the line of duty during the past year at the 27th annual Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial service in Colorado Springs on Sept. 21. As each fallen firefighter’s name was called, a bell was rung and family members were presented with ceremonial folded flags.

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Community@Work See How America's Unions Make a Difference

2 Monkeys Were Paid Unequally; See What Happens Next

Jackie Tortora | Other News

Income inequality—the major gap between the rich and average working families—is real, inflicts pain and is  created  by bad economic policy. 

Stay tuned for former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich's film, " Inequality For All ," coming to theaters this month that explains how things got so unequal in the United States and what we can do to change that. 

In the meantime, here's a humorous video, via  Upworthy's Workonomics  channel, that shows even primates understand inequality. 

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Congressional Black Caucus Promotes Importance of Organized Labor

Kenneth Quinnell | Other News

On Labor Day, the Congressional Black Caucus ( CBC ) used its hour of special order speeches to discuss the importance of the labor movement and how unions have been integral to improving the lives of African Americans. Communications Workers of America ( CWA ) compiled this video of the highlights of the speeches by various members of the caucus.

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Organizing the South and Poetry on Work

Mike Hall | Other News

In his Friday edition of the Texas AFL-CIO News, Ed Sills the state federation’s communications director, points out two articles of interest you may have missed on the labor movement’s southern organizing strategy and a lifetime achievement award for poet and former UAW member Philip Levine.

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