Happy Labor Day!

Your damn right they did!

 I'm a proud member of the UFCW.

As I've noted numerous times before, this is my favorite holiday.  Despite Corporate America's and the GOP's best efforts to make it only a day to celebrate workers of all stripes (which it is), it's still the day when we celebrate all that labor unions have given us:  higher wages, better benefits, safer workplaces, and a voice in our careers.  Union made, union proud, and union strong.

This year I've chosen Billy Bragg's version of "Which Side Are You On?" to extoll this special day.  The song was originally written in 1912 by Florence Reece (at the ripe old age of twelve) while her father was on strike and updated it in 1931 to the version sung today.   Reece, the wife of a union organizer for the miners, updated the song when her family was terrorized by a mining company while her husband was on strike during the Harlan County War in Kentucky.

Labor Lyrics:  "Oh, workers can you stand it?/Oh, tell me how you can?/Will you be a lousy scab/Or will you be a man?..."

Enjoy--and Happy Labor Day!:

Republicans = Nazis

Peace,

emaycee