Where Does Nationals Player Bryce Harper Get His Work Ethic?

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

Washington Nationals wunderkind outfielder Bryce Harper works hard. Where does he get that work ethic? His father, a union ironworker from Las Vegas, who installs rebar on construction sites in sometimes extreme conditions. Click here to check out this clip from ESPN's "Bryce Begins." The entire special aired Tuesday night. PLUS: Tickets are going fast (1,100 already sold!) for the July 19 CSA Labor Night at the Nats against the LA Dodgers. All money raised goes to the Community Services Agency's Emergency Assistance Fund. For more information, contact CSA Executive Director Kathleen McKirchy at kmckirchy@dclaborarchives.org. 

- AFL-CIO blog