Union Members & Families

Eighteen years ago today, America lost one of its greatest civil rights leaders and an icon of social justice, Cesar Chavez. Born in 1927 and raised in the fields of America’s Southwest, Chavez dedicated his life to fighting injustice through peaceful actions and noble protests. His legacy is the lasting change he fought for to empower working men and women.

Today marks 43 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. Donna Brazile, DNC Vice Chair of Voter Registration and Participation, urges us to “reflect on King's life and legacy -- and ask ourselves how well we are carrying on his vision of social, political and economic justice for all Americans.”

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York. The devastating fire, in which almost 150 people died, became a turning point for workers’ rights. In remembrance of those who died and the century of progress since, the President has issued the following proclamation.

The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which was organized by Pullman porters, was one of the most powerful African-American political entities of the 20th century and among the first group of African American labor unions.