Seems I posted this last year [according to FB] but it's worth a repeat!<\/p>\n
\t\tThis is Labor Day weekend – take some time to think about what the Labor movement brought to all workers! Quaint ideas like living wages, overtime and 40 hour work weeks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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After reading and responding to some of the comments, I had this thought:<\/p>\n
\tWhat if this coming Labor Day were to be our last one ever?<\/p>\n
\tIt’s not hard to imagine this scenario with all the newly-minted Republican governors trying to eliminate labor benefits – and with many R’s trying to eliminate unions in general.
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Caveat: I have mixed feelings about Unions myself. I’ve never belonged to one but my father was a strong union person and I was the Staff Attorney for a major union in Washington, D.C. Working inside is like the adage about watching sausage being made. It left me with more negatives than positives.<\/p>\n
\tBut – I have many many friends who are strong labor organizers, members and\/or advocates of all things that I also advocate for and so I stand by unions.<\/p>\n
\tYet we have now come to a time where too many are not only demonizing unions, they are calling for the turning back of all that unions and the labor movement have accomplished over time.<\/p>\n
\tSo let’s do the imagining of this as the last Labor Day in the USA.<\/p>\n
\tMinimum wages? Gone! You get paid what your boss or business owner feels like paying you. Don’t like it? Go find another job!<\/p>\n
\t40-hour workweek with time and a half for over time? HA! You work as long as your boss wants you to at your now-less-than-minimum-wages. For all the hours you work.<\/p>\n
\tVacation time or sick leave? Nope! Get sick? Don’t get paid. Vacation? You lazy bum – you are fired!<\/p>\n
\tSafe conditions at work? You wuss. You’ll do as we say – and stop asking for safety materials or safe conditions. Man up or be fired!<\/p>\n
\tGot hurt at work? Sorry but you just lost your job since you had to take time off.<\/p>\n
\tInsurance? Another wussy idea! Don’t get sick or hurt and you will be fine. Family has medical issues? Work more hours or send your kids out to get a job. We’ve eliminated all child labor laws and changed the laws regarding schooling too. They can go to work for as many hours as they can – at a lower wage than you make.<\/p>\n
\tPensions? Retirement funds? We aren’t gift horses. Our shareholders need that money more than you do. Save up for your own retirement or better yet – work until you die!<\/p>\n
\tSocial Security? We’re working on eliminating that as well. Can’t have all you workers draining our finances because you aren’t capable of saving on your salary. Find a way to cut your own expenses or get 2nd and 3rd jobs! Stop being so lazy!<\/p>\n
\tUnimaginable? Not really.
\n\tStoppable? Only if we elect to office those who are progressive and people-oriented.<\/p>\n
\tThe choices are ours – you get what you vote for!<\/p>\n
\n\tComments? Thank you!<\/p>\n
\tHave a great Labor Day Weekend<\/p>\n
\tPS – I'd normally put this on my political blog but postings there won't save \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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