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.

The role of art in amplifying workers' voices, as well as changing perceptions about worker movements, got a great display in Los Angeles recently. This slideshow highlights some examples (view the full slideshow).

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. 

Today, AFL-CIO Community Services Coordinator Will Fischer and AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council Director James Gilbert laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery for National POW–MIA Remembrance Day.

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.

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.

As the AFL-CIO 2013 Convention comes to a close, delegates passed a number of resolutions on Wednesday, including support for the U.S. Postal Service, reclaiming the promise of public education and improving the effectiveness of grassroots action in the labor movement, among others.

Yesterday, we asked AFL-CIO Convention delegates and attendees by text message what their favorite part of the convention has been so far. Here's what they said.

Today, the following action sessions are taking place from 12:30–2 p.m. PDT. Check out the schedule after the jump, and don't forget to live-tweet using the hashtag #aflcio13.

On the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the AFL-CIO Convention took a few moments to remember the lives that were lost and the heroes who came to the rescue.