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“We will open our union halls and community centers as well as our arms and our hearts to those with the courage to stand up and demand a better America.” -AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka #OccupyAustin

President Obama’s Labor Day message on 09/05/11.     Video Source: The White House on YouTube Featured Image Source: BuzzFeed

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Rhythm Rebel Music [The Mixtape] by Ted James       Ted James – Save Our State (feat. Jennifer James) Lyrics by Ted James This is not a losing fight, we can push back, we are right We can rally, we have might, they cannot defend this type Of short-sighted budget gripe, that infiltrates the workers rights That instigates tuition hikes, that decimates our equal slice Of choices had for…

The Justice League of America – Superman Needed His Union Too Evaluating “Waiting for Superman” from a union organizer’s perspective I guess every story about Superman needs villains and some of the most prominent villains in “Waiting for Superman” are the teachers’ unions. Let me begin by saying that I have no interest in discrediting this documentary as a whole. My father was an educator. My mother is an educator…