The National Workers Memorial, depicted in this rendering, is planned for the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Md., and is scheduled to open within a year. Labor leaders, government officials and families gathered for the site's groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday.

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The National Workers Memorial, depicted in this rendering, is planned for the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Md., and is scheduled to open within a year. Labor leaders, government officials and families gathered for the site's groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday.