Labor Day
Catholic Bishops’ Labor Day declaration calls for just wages
September 1, 2017Just wages for workers was a top point the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops emphasized in their annual Labor Day statement.
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Letter carriers “looked good” on Labor Day
September 11, 2015Our 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.
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Labor Day report: Wages “dead in the water” for a decade
September 2, 2013According 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.
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A book for Labor Day: “Playing Bigger Than You Are – A Life In Organizing”
August 30, 2012This 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...
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Thousands fill New York’s Fifth Ave. to celebrate labor
September 12, 2011On September 10, Labor Day, New York City's main thoroughfare, Fifth Avenue, was filled for 30 blocks with thousands of union families celebrating the labor movement.
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