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Most recently, the proliferation of cell phones and other electronic/wireless devices on aircraft has caused real concerns. Currently cell phone use is only permitted while the plane is at the gate.

Americans can thank union flight attendants for making flying healthier, safer, and more secure. For decades, members of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA have worked to make their workplace — the cabin environment that we only temporarily inhabit — hazard free.

The labor movement has a long history of fighting for civil rights for all Americans and human rights worldwide. Despite major victories over the last 50 years, there is still hard work to do.

Without the labor movement, there would be virtually no safety and health protections in American workplaces — and fewer environmental protections against toxic chemicals and other hazards throughout our homes and communities as well.

In Buffalo, N.Y., a man is alive because he could get to an emergency room. In Midland, Texas, a needy child is fed because of a social worker's patient attention.