Labor Day Action: Celebrate the labor movement

Hey, it’s the last day of a three-day weekend, we get that. You shouldn’t have to sacrifice your barbecues and good times to celebrate the reason behind the occasion — and you don’t have to. Let’s do both!

We have America’s monumental labor movement to thank for the middle class burgeoning in the 20th century along with safe working conditions, livable wages, job benefits, overtime, the minimum wage, weekends and more.

Recent studies show that the victories organized labor fought for are benefitting working families across the country, whether they belong to a union or not, and today, unions are on the front lines of virtually every important political battle we’re fighting.

There’s a lot to celebrate! So if you’re planning to enjoy some festivities today, check out an AFL-CIO Labor Day event near you and celebrate union solidarity with the working men and women making life better for families nationwide.

While the benefits of unions are undeniable, organized labor has been under assault for decades by Republicans who would rather see income funneled to heads of corporations and investors than men and women working their butts off to feed their families.

In fact, as this chart makes clear, the wealth disparity that plagues our country today directly correlates to the systematic erosion of unions by ruthless conservative politicians:

We simply cannot hope to bring power and prosperity to America’s working families without strengthening organized labor.

So on this Labor Day, celebrate in solidarity with America’s unions at an AFL-CIO event near you.

Have a great weekend — and remember, without America’s unions, there’d be no such thing.