It's Labor Day, a holiday established to celebrate American workers and their contributions to society.
The first Monday in September was established as a federal holiday in 1894. From the beginning, Labor Day has been a way to show "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations."
But union membership has been declining for decades, from a high in the 1950s, when more than a third of American workers were union members, to today. Only about 12 percent of workers are unionized now, with just 7 percent of private workers covered.
Some argue that unions are outdated. Others say unions help all workers by raising income and beneifts everyone.
Have you ever been a union member? Do unions have a place today? Do you think unions can help you ?
Please tell us in the comments.
Utter rubbish. Your privileged position derives not from your diligence but from your clever selection of your parents, the opportunity that your countrymen afforded you to study your trade, and the monstrous One Big Union of the AMA that has made doctors the arbiters of their own pay and working conditions. Were there no protections in place that mandate the employment of locals like yourself, your position would long ago have been taken by a more diligent, hard-working Indian who would work for a quarter of your salary. It isn't surprising that one with your singularly solipsistic bias about his own worth and character would evaluate Randy Alschuler as a "Wonderful human being" and trot out the oft-refuted assertion that he hasn't outsourced a single American job (rather than the thousands that he actually has.) Take off your prismatic spectacles, doc, and take a better look at yourself. You are lucky. But for the unique cocoon in which the AMA (with the legislatures' assistance) has swathed you, you would be carrying the bags of the foreign health care workers with whom your friend Randy would long ago have replaced you.
•According to the bureau of labor statistics(independent government agency) the economy has created 4.5 million jobs in the private sector since Jan. 2010 When Obama took office we were losing 750,000 jobs a month. Last year the republicans blocked the president’s job plan which would of resulted in a million new jobs .Under President Obama more than 500,000 manufacturing jobs have been created. The first time manufacturing jobs have increased since the 1990’s Since 1961 the republican administrations have created 24 million jobs and the Democratic administrations created 42 million jobs. •Osama Bin laden is dead and GM is alive Saved 1 million jobs by saving GM while Romney stated “I am opposed to the Auto industry bailout, GM should of went into bankruptcy” There is 250, more jobs in the auto industry then the day the companies were restructured •Romney wants to turn Medicare into a voucher system that will cost seniors more than $6,000 a year •Romney is opposed to organized labor Under the affordable care act aka Obama care healthcare spending has grown only 4% in the last 2 years. The lowest in 50 years •Lifetime Insurance caps have been removed •Children up to the age of 26 are covered •Obama Cut 716 billion dollars in unwarranted subsidies to providers and insurance companies. Romney if elected wants to return that money to the insurance companies •Added 8 years to the life of the medicare trust fund
TRUE — They want to cut taxes for high-income Americans even more than President Bush did. The 2001-08 tax cuts reduced taxes on the top 1 percent by an average of 7.3 percent of their income, in 2010. The latest House Republican budget, crafted by VP nominee Paul Ryan, cuts taxes on the top 1 percent by 11.7 percent of their income. TRUE — They want to get rid of those pesky financial regulations designed to prevent another crash and prohibit federal bailouts.
The national unemployment rate increased in July to 8.3 percent from 8.2 percent in June. But the job market improved, as employers added 163,000 jobs, the most since February. all bail outs of business' should not be implemented - they risk they dont give extra in good times but expect help in bad times - workers should have been given the op. to buy the co... and if we need cars ford was ready willing and able .... toyota also... bty hows the gas prices and tax rate doin 4 ya... std spin as usual ...
Fact 2: over 1 million jobs were saved because of the MANAGED BANKRUPTCY. so letting The workers buy the company would not of worked. Fact 3 Saying "let toyota build the cars " would not of saved the jobs , pensions , and benfits of 100's of thousands of workers. The bailout that should of not taken place was with the wall street bankers . Some of them should of been put into bankruptcy if not jail for what they did
Because the REPUBLICANS refuse to pass a jobs bill Obama sent them a year ago Beacuse the REPUBLICANS will not pass an infrastructure bill Beacuse the REPUBLICANS publicly stated 2 years ago that it is more important to block all legislation for Obama so he does not get re-elected then putting people back to work Because the REPUBLICANS CAUSED most of these problems by the last administration. Because the REPUBLICANS lack the means of co operation in congress
Bin laden is dead and GM is alive