#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #teaparty 13 Years After 9/11, Honor the Victims, Help Those Still Suffering http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/13-Years-After-9-11-Honor-the-Victims-Help-Those-Still-Suffering Today we mark the 13th anniversary of Sept. 11. As we honor the memories of the lives that were lost that day, we should also remember the thousands of people who are still suffering. More than 100,000 rescue and recovery workers—including firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians, building and construction trades workers and transit workers—and hundreds of thousands of other workers and residents near Ground Zero were exposed to a toxic mix of dust and fumes from the collapse of the World Trade Center. Now more than 30,000 responders are sick and many have died from respiratory diseases and other health problems...