God Bless American Labor

The labor movement brought us weekends, paid sick days, helped end child labor, and won healthcare coverage for union and nonunion members alike.

As we stop today to remember why there is a "Labor" day, it is important to remember that without the union movement and the union job many of us would be in a very different place.

Without unions what we know as the modern American Middle Class would not exist and economic stratification would look a whole lot worse.

So when you hear people disparaging a union ask yourself why they hold that position and where they get their information. Chances are the folks they're hearing from share none of your economic priorities.

God Bless American Labor.