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There are very few adults in the U.S. who at one time or another weren’t personally touched by a Pete Seeger song. Seeger, who died last week at the age of 94, was a fervent civil rights activist, an determined environmentalist, a fierce civil liberties advocate, and an exceedingly strong union supporter.
Let’s Look at the Issues
In two weeks we will mark the 105th anniversary of the founding of the NAACP. It is indeed appropriate that this observance is held at this time each year. After all, February is Black History Month.
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A Look Back at Our Union’s History
Along with many well known figures like Dr. Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, there are many lesser known giants of the Civil Rights movement. One of them, Franklin McCain, passed away this week.
Let’s Look at the Issues
While we observe the memory of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. this week, we think it is equally appropriate to look back at another important figure of the civil rights movement, Franklin McCain, who passed away this week.
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Photographer Dan Miller Honored
Last week’s Hotel Voice featured a number of photos from the Civil Rights era, along with an article that detailed the commitment to human rights that the Union has had since it was born, in 1938.
Understanding the Family & Medical Leave Act
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Family & Medical Leave Act, which made the U.S. the last industrialized nation in the world to allow workers to take unpaid time off from their jobs to attend to family matters such as the birth of a child or care of an ill parent.
Let’s Look At the Issues
Well, that didn’t take long. Two weeks ago this column mentioned the deep disappointment many are feeling over the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in June that pretty much took the teeth out of the Voting Rights Act, a federal law passed in 1965 that protected the rights of all citizens to vote.
Meet the 2013 Vito J. Pitta Scholarship Winners
A few weeks ago, Hotel Voice provided the names of the 2013 recipients of the Vito J. Pitta scholarships. A total of 35 graduating high school seniors received $280,000 in college grant money this year, and the program overall has now awarded a total of $7,080,000 to 885 students since its inception.
