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Union Members Honor MLK with Community Service

Transport Workers Union (TWU) members from around the country joined in the annual AFL-CIO Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance this weekend where thousands of union members honored Dr. King with community service projects. They send us this video.

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Happy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Happy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Working families across the United States are celebrating the historic bond of labor and civil rights as part of the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance.

In Philadelphia, working families came together and participated in an inauguration watch party for President Obama's second term. 

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SNCC Members Tell Stories of Organizing for Civil Rights in the South

SNCC Members Tell Stories of Organizing for Civil Rights in the South

Filling the hall with her deep, warm and triumphant voice, Freedom Singer Rutha Harris led a conference room full of union members in song throughout a panel featuring the testimonies of women part of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), one of the critical forces of the Civil Rights movement that confronted racial segregation with nonviolent direct actions 

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Union Members Honor MLK Legacy Through Community Service

Photo courtesy of TWU's Twitter photos.

Union members and attendees of the AFL-CIO's annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance in Philadelphia today participated in community service projects across the city. Check out these tweets and photos from the AFL-CIO and the Transport Workers (TWU):

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Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance Kicks Off Tonight

Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance Kicks Off Tonight

The historic bond between the labor and civil rights movements will be celebrated this weekend as the AFL-CIO honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision that collective action—whether at the voting booth or at the workplace—mobilizes participants to continue their work to make King’s dream a reality.

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