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Your Afternoon Dose of Cute: Union 'Thugs' Rescue Pugs

D.C. firefighters rescue a pug puppy from a hot car.

Sarah Lewis, policy researcher at the AFL-CIO, sends us this tweet about Washington, D.C., Fire Fighters Local 36 (@IAFF36) rescuing a pug puppy from a steaming hot car. See the tweet after the jump:

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In Case You Missed It: Labor at Netroots Nation 2013

Working families had a strong presence at the annual Netroots Nation conference for progressive activists, with several unions co-sponsoring the event, numerous labor-sponsored events and displays and 30 panels with themes about workplace rights or union activists as speakers. Netroots Nation is the largest annual conference of progressive activists and has grown well beyond its initial creation as a get-together for lefty bloggers and fans of the Daily Kos website. 

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Enter Union Plus Pet Photo Contest for a Free Year of Pet Insurance

Enter Union Plus Pet Photo Contest for a Free Year of Pet Insurance

Calling all union members! Do you have the cutest pet in labor history?

Meet Ruffy the Riveter, a Boston terrier full of union pride on a mission to be the cutest pet in the union world. It’s up to you to see if your pet has what it takes to upstage Ruffy in her quest to be the most adorable pet.

Submit your photo to the Union Plus Pet Photo Contest before Aug. 8 for a chance to win a free yearlong membership to Union Plus Pet Health Insurance. Other prizes include $100, $200 and $300 gift cards to the Union Plus Online Pet Store. More than 100 union members already have entered, so don’t miss out on the fun.

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Drawing Attention: IBEW Local Creates Comic Book to Educate New Members

Drawing Attention: IBEW Local Creates Comic Book to Educate New Members

Earlier this year, Electrical Workers (IBEWLocal 1245 in Vacaville, Calif., published First Day, a 20-page comic book detailing the history of Local 1245 and the labor movement, which is distributed to all new members. And so far, it is a big hit.

“It is the first thing people turn to when they get their orientation packets,” says Eric Wolfe, communications director at Local 1245.

Wolfe worked with artist Tom Christopher to put the comic book together, based on a history Wolfe did of the local.

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Fletcher Calls for Urgency and New Approaches to Organizing in Book Talk

Fletcher Calls for Urgency and New Approaches to Organizing in Book Talk

In the latest AFL-CIO Book Club event, longtime racial justice, labor and international activist, scholar and author Bill Fletcher Jr. discussed his new book, “They're Bankrupting Us!" And 20 Other Myths About Unions. The book tracks the history of negative myths about the labor movement along with the movement’s contributions and missteps.

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