(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)The May 5 DC Labor FilmFest screening ofSalt of the Earth is part of the second annual Global Labor Film Festival which showcases the growing worldwide scope of nearly three dozen film festivals focused on films about work and the issues workers face. The festival was first conceived at the second annual International Conference of Labor Film Festival Organizers at the 2012 DC Labor FilmFest, both of which are organized by the Metro Washington Council, AFL-CIO. In addition to DC, Global Labor Film Festival participants this year include Turkey, London, Vermont, New York, Philadelphia, Santa Fe, Rochester, N.Y., Monterey and San Jose, Calif. Click here for the complete report on the AFL-CIO Now blog.