20: That’s how many veterans die from suicide every single day, which experts say is in part due to an economy where working people can’t get ahead. The working men and women of the AFL‑CIO join the Union Veterans Council to wish all a safe Memorial Day today.
This is a time to respect and remember those who gave their lives for the bedrock freedoms we cherish. Let’s honor their sacrifice by redoubling our efforts to secure and make real those freedoms for every worker in America, so working people can win new economic rules built on broadly shared prosperity. Honor our veterans by fighting for full funding for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and support efforts to train and employ our veterans for good union jobs. On today’s labor calendar, catch the DC LaborFest screening of “Swing Shift” at 5:45 today at the AFI Silver, as Goldie Hawn and Christine Lahti star as women who take jobs as riveters on a bomber assembly line during World War II. Details at dclabor.org, click on Calendar. Here’s today's labor history, On this date in 1946, at least 30,000 workers in my hometown of Rochester, N.Y. participated in a general strike in support of municipal workers who had been fired for forming a union. Today’s labor quote is by Eugene V. Debs, who said: “You have got to unite in the same labor union and in the same political party and strike and vote together, and the hour you do that, the world is yours.” Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which provides unique products and discounts for working families. Check them out at unionplus.org!
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