Grabbing the brass ring

Thanks to Unions, you can reach it...

"Let's put the jam on the lower shelf where the little people can reach it."  Smilin' Ralph Yarborough, Liberal Senator from Texas, 1956-1971

I'm having one of those weeks that we all have from time to time, and it was made even worse when I woke up Tuesday morning and realized I'd forgotten to give my yearly hug to Labor Unions for giving all of us better wages, healthcare, the eight hour workday, sick days, paid vacations, safer workplaces, social justice, ad infinitum...but then I figured, what the hell,  Labor Unions are deserving of a hug every day, not just on Labor Day.

Good (though not surprising) News:  The Economic Policy Institute has just released a study which shows (long story short) that despite the best efforts of nazi loving republicans and rich folks with psychopathic tendencies that Union members have better wages, better benefits, safer workplaces, and more job security, and are the best hope we have for overturning our rigged economy.  Cold hard truth...

No one ever wrote a song (well at least one that was any good) extolling the callous assholes on Wall Street or calling for Corporate America to unite in fucking over its workers--but because Unions are not only better at looking out for their fellow workers but also full of cool cats, we have lots of great songs, like "Solidarity Forever," lauding working folks and the Unions that make life better for all of us.  Like this one from the Godfather of Union Songs, Pete Seeger:

A very belated Happy Labor Day...

Fuck Donald Trump,
emaycee