Labor Day – Page 2 – People's World

2018 Midterms: Stakes for labor couldn’t be higher

August 31, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

With Trump's disapproval rate up to 60 percent this Labor Day weekend, labor and its allies are focusing laser-like on the November Midterm elections.

Catholic Bishops’ Labor Day declaration calls for just wages

September 1, 2017 By PAI

Just wages for workers was a top point the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops emphasized in their annual Labor Day statement.

Letter carriers “looked good” on Labor Day

September 11, 2015 By John Dick

Our letter carrier branch was the first of the local NALC branches to get re-involved in the glorious tradition of marching in Detroit's Labor Day event.

Labor Day report: Wages “dead in the water” for a decade

September 2, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

According to a new report, workers' wages "have been dead in the water for a decade," but the trend can be reversed with job-creating investment in infrastructure and education, and a minimum wage raise.

A book for Labor Day: “Playing Bigger Than You Are – A Life In Organizing”

August 30, 2012 By Scott Marshall

This Labor Day workers will be marching and highlighting union and election struggles around the country. After the marches, it might be a good time to kick back and read a good book by a leader...