Thoughts on Labor Day

Here are my thoughts on the true meaning of Labor Day.

The music is a bit off for the topic in some places, but it was the only song I had about working!!

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News & Politics

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• labor
• day
• organizing
• workers
• wages
• benefits
• politichick

[ElunedLOTR]

My grandmother was a young girl when the Riot Act was read out to the striking miners in South Wales. She said the feral roar of hate that went up terrified her, some-one threw her into a womans arms in a house, before the miners were run down by mounted police. Every-one, in every country should remember the origins of the trade unions, and the hellish conditions people like my great grandfather and many others endured back then. not the US, I know, but it reminded me.

[politichick]

How terrified your grandmother must have been! Thanks for sharing her story with us. I did some research on US labor history for this vid, but I'll have to read up on the history in other parts of the world.

[phaedress]

Thank-you for this. It's good to remember that "laisez-faire capitalism" has to be moderated by humanity and fair play. In my opinion, there's still some way to go.

[politichick]

Amen, sister!

[snuffydoug]

In Japan, Unions are not powerful at all yet the quality of life there is superb. In fact, the Life expectancy is higher there. By the way, Unions are costing GM millions. As a result of this cost, they are having trouble. When unions artificially raise wages, the employer has to turn down more employes to cover the cost. These turned down employes will then seek lower paying jobs.

[politichick]

Hi snuffydoug!  Hmm - I'm not sure I get your logic re: Japan. "Correlation does not imply causality." It's like saying ice cream causes murder because both murder and ice cream sales go up in the summer. Other factors might be at work.

[ksherrihalo]

Wow it`s 2010, none of of this exist anymore, good bye good old days!

[pulppeeler]

wow, same in northern wisconsin, we must have the same water supply

[TagGeorge]

The sheeple here in the part of IL I live in dont seem to know that they are better off with unions. It seems most of the jobs around here give you the same antiunion speech each time you start working for them.

[boaterhabib]

"Living Wage" that's a farce!

[rubenjo1]

thanks for the video we all need the think about it

[ultradio]

You could've just spoken the text in a quarter of the time without distracting the listener with music he or she may find annoying. This way your listener would not be "robbed" of their precious time and still gotten the message and maybe some work done. Rated: poor.

[JohnnyOhio]

Thanks...good work...peace.

[snuffydoug]

Hi Politichick, Actually your right. My logic was rather flawed with my Japanese Unions theories. However, I have studied the issue a bit, and am aware that unions have theirs flaws along with their benifits. Saying that, I personally beleive that the government should not interfere with our economy, or our persoal lives.