Labor Day

The beginning of the end was Taft-Hartley in 1947, which was passed despite Truman vetoing it. You can find info about the act on Wikipedia.

The last coffin nail was when Reagan fired 10,000 striking air-traffic controllers in the 80's. After that corporate America took the hint that the government was no longer supporting Labor, and it was open season on worker's rights. That, among other things, has brought us 30 years of wage stagnation and zero job security or bargaining power.

Stop whinning! We have it better than any other country in the world. I don't see anyone protesting like our mother's and father's did way back when. I see people sitting in their "union" jobs complaining that they should be making more money while they are playing solitare on their office computer! You just can't sit by and complain YOU HAVE TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE...but no , you won't because you are afraid to loose "your" job.
Today is the "ME" generation and what you sow is what you get!

Just look at the CASH FOR CLUNKERS.
A high percentage of Americans bought foreign cars instead of buying American .
That's so funny since foreigners love our Mustangs and Cameros. If you won't support your American brothers and sisters then stop complaining. Go to another country and work 20 hrs a day with 1 minute to pee (maybe).

Bargaining power...new empoyees don't even bother to vote anymore or attend meetings...but they do want more MONEY!

it started before that in 1913 when our government was effectively taken over by the people who started the federal reserve

Are we any further along today? Florida's pay scale is tantamount to indentured slavery. People seem beaten down here in the working class. What has happened to this movement? It seems to have been rendered impotent.

Labor Day is a pathetic reason for fleecing businesses a full day's wages for no work. It should be optional to take off and if a worker wants to be paid, it should be counted as a day of vacation. No wonder all our jobs are going to India, we all expect to get paid for not working! New Years, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Martin Luther King Day, Come on people!!! These are days we should recognize if we want to but on our own dime.

I agree. I don't really want Labor Day. I want the unfettered right to organize with my co-workers for the purpose of negotiating the true value of our work, disputing unjust treatment, and demanding a safe working environment. Since the establishment is unwilling to grant me that I'll take my 8 extra hours of pay. The Labor movement was never about free money. It was always haggling over the value of labor rather than having it dictated by the buyer.

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