I’m a total traditionalist when it comes to some holidays, and this is one of them. Most of us think of it as the end of summer, or as the beginning of school – but it’s a day to celebrate American workers and the unions who made them strong. Let’s hope that what’s in the past can come back into our future. To help you celebrate and remember:
What’s your favorite union song, or song about workers/working?
Image: Demonstrators surrounded by soldiers during the Lawrence textile strike in 1912. From Wikimedia Commons.
Fave Labor Day song: I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night
Posted by John Jay | September 7, 2010, 4:00 pm