…from Wiki…..
Labor Day in the United States of America is a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. It honors the American labor movement and the power of collective action by laborers, who are essential for the workings of society. It is the Monday of the long weekend known as Labor Day Weekend. It is recognized as a federal holiday.
Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor movements grew, trade unionists proposed that a day be set aside to celebrate labor. “Labor Day” was promoted by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, which organized the first parade in New York City. In 1887, Oregon was the first state of the United States to make it an official public holiday. By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894, thirty states in the United States officially celebrated Labor Day….
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Donald Trump and some Republicans are very much AGAINST Unions…
Trump has gone after federal civil service ones…
Here’s a WashPost piece on organised labor in 2019….
Just last week, Vox reported “support for unions is about as high as it’s been in 50 years.”
Why doesn’t increasing support for unions translate to increased union membership? Because the power base in this economy has shifted strongly to forces that aim to suppress labor costs and boost corporate profits. As shown in a recent analysis by Heidi Shierholz, the rise and fall of unions over the past century is strongly, and negatively, correlated with the fall and rise of income inequality ….
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