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AFL – CIO

07/09/2012 Nativegrl77

Before you hit the beach, parade or barbeque today, take a minute to watch this inspiring video celebrating the military veterans who are rebuilding the World Trade Center. They received training through the Helmets to Hardhats program, which led to good careers for them as union members in the building and construction trades.

Click on the image below to watch the video and share on Facebook and Twitter.

The brave veterans featured in this video speak to the values of a strong work ethic, ingenuity and working together as a team—values shared by both the military and unions.These vets are why I am so optimistic about the future of this country. Though we have hard work ahead, I believe we can invest and rebuild our country through the sacrifice and spirit of working families, union and nonunion, all across this nation.

Working people built this country and it is working people who will make it strong again.

We need to take the lead and show our politicians and business leaders that they can do the right thing to create and keep good jobs here in the United States—by ending the policies that ship production, jobs and innovation overseas.

Made in America is alive as long as we have the strength, pride and will to make it happen, as the veterans in this video show through their work every day. The labor movement is committed to these values because they bring us together and will make America strong again.

Get in the spirit of the holiday, please watch and share this video by clicking here.

Thank you for all you do for working families every day—and have a safe and happy July 4.In Solidarity,Richard L. Trumka

President, AFL-CIOP.S. The Senate is expected in the coming weeks to take up the Bring Jobs Home Act, a bill that would eliminate the tax deduction for companies that move jobs overseas and get the ball rolling on much-needed reforms to keep and create U.S. jobs. Please call 1-888-659-9401 to leave a message for your senators that you want them to support this bill when it comes up for a vote.

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SAVE THE DATE — NMAAHC is bringing back the Funk! … National Museum of African American History and Culture

06/22/2012 Nativegrl77

Visit festival.si.edu to view all 2012 Folklife programs.
For museum information, visit nmaahc.si.edu.

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Five things you should know about mortgage relief

06/21/2012 Nativegrl77

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Will you sharethis?We want to make sure you have all the information you need to understand President Obama’s proposal to cut through the red tape keeping millions of responsible homeowners from refinancingtheir mortgages.And we want to make sure your friends get the message, too.

So we’ve put together a list of five things that help to explain the President’s proposal and why it makes sense for the middle class. We just need you to share it.

SHARE ON FACEBOOK | SHARE ON TWITTER

You don’t need to visit WhiteHouse.gov. You don’t even need to be on Facebook or Twitter. Sharing the message can be as simple as hitting the forward button and sending it to three friends.

But an image like this can be really powerful over social networks. You post it, and one of your friends picks it up and shares it with her followers. A couple folks who follow her decide to do the same, and pretty soon, the message is seen by people all over the country.

If Congress passes President Obama’s plan, millions of responsible people will get some important relief. But too many people don’t know what’s at stake. And that’s where you come in.

Share the message today:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/infographics/refi-five-things

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AFL – CIO

06/19/2012 Nativegrl77

A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when shared with others. That’s why we wanted you to be the first to see and share this new image about devastating policies that reward corporations for shipping good jobs offshore.

Click here now to share this picture with your friends and family on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

50,000 manufacturing facilities gone. 6 million jobs lost. Chronic trade deficits. Record cash hoarding by the largest U.S. non-financial companies. These are all results of the troubling economic policies some of our lawmakers have passed and defended.

These policies have outsourced jobs and rewarded corporations with taxpayers’ money while they ship production, jobs and innovation overseas. Wall Street bankers and CEOs have filled their pockets while the rest of us have picked up the pieces.

This month and beyond, working families across the country will call on lawmakers and corporations to bring good jobs home and invest in America again, instead of shipping away our future.

We will tell you about events and actions during the weeks ahead. But right now, you can help by sharing the above graphic on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

It’s time we brought good jobs home and made new our commitment to Made in America. Do your part by sharing this image at the link below:

http://bit.ly/KYaSUt

In Solidarity,
Nicole Aro
AFL-CIO Digital Strategies

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Immortal Technique on Al Jazeera’s The Stream

06/01/2012 Nativegrl77

We wanted to share this episode of the Al Jazeera English show “The Stream” featuring an interview with rapper Immortal Technique about Occupy Wall Street, his lyrics and career, and more. He is posed questions from The Stream’s online community live from Twitter and Google Plus, and discusses his views towards gay marriage and his work in Afghanistan. We encourage you to watch the episode and feel free to forward or embed the video!