“Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the countless contributions of Latinos to our nation,” says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “It is also a time to evaluate the challenges that they face. Today, as America’s Latino community grows stronger, so do attacks from extremist politicians who want to divide workers and are obsessed with using hardworking Latinos as scapegoats.” But they could not be more mistaken, Trumka says. “Latino working families are stronger than ever. The Latino community has been at the forefront in raising wages and winning workers’ rights through their collective voice. It is this same strength and determination that throughout history has built America and that will continue to move our country forward.” This year’s Hispanic Heritage Month is unique, notes Trumka. “Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope, will be visiting the United States this week. Let’s welcome the Holy Father by listening and acting upon his message of inclusion, solidarity and unity.”
On today’s Labor Calendar, there will be a discussion on “Pope Francis in the United States: Challenges and Opportunities for Progressives” at 3pm at the Center for American Progress. Then at 5:30 the AFL-CIO kicks off National Hispanic Heritage Month with “Latino Workers and Unions: A Strategic Partnership for America’s Progress.” And at 6:30 the Metro Washington Council’s first Delegate Meeting of the season will be held at the AFL-CIO; be there to hear the latest local labor news! Complete details on our website at dclabor.org; click on calendar. Here’s today’s labor history: On this date in 1896, the militia was sent to Leadville, Colorado to break a miners strike. In 1913, Mother Jones led a march of miners' children through the streets of Charleston, West Virginia. And in 1982, members of the National Football League Players Association began what was to become a 57-day strike, their first regular-season walkout ever. Today’s labor quote is by Pope Francis, who visits DC this week: “There is no worse material poverty, I am keen to stress, than the poverty which prevents people from earning their bread and deprives them of the dignity of work.”
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