tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490660904698632519.post401498376117723678..comments2023-10-20T02:52:21.390-07:00Comments on The Grey-Beard Loon: Labor DayThe Loonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275282264449143615noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490660904698632519.post-76513250179661391242007-09-05T07:05:00.000-07:002007-09-05T07:05:00.000-07:00An interesting post here (scroll down): http://itr...An interesting post here (scroll down): http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/<BR/>says the real Labor Day is May 1. The U.S. set up its own to avoid association with socialism and, well, labor.adrifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629976092302604753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490660904698632519.post-56773885737428729592007-09-03T21:55:00.000-07:002007-09-03T21:55:00.000-07:00your critique of demos' behavior omits the cowardl...your critique of demos' behavior omits the cowardly pragmatism of demos in congress (and in oval office, bill clinton) who chose to ignore organized labor's needs while taking its money. they feared being tagged with the union label. and, as part of a general trend, worker rights under the national labor relations act have stagnated and shrunk. <BR/><BR/>with only a few shining exceptions, demos have ceded the field to the corporations to run roughshod over labor organizers and workers who dare express favor for a union. and so today, while the wealthy and well-off take the day off, all the stores were open on labor day and the workers working.bruce ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803450975440758711noreply@blogger.com