The title of the this piece ought to say: ‘Labor Movement’s Detour to the South — of the Rio Grande.’ — Frank Roman
There is a skunk at the picnic.
Labor Day used to be the end-of-summer holiday celebrating the dignity and value of honest labor. But today’s labor leaders have turned their backs on that all-American, patriotic holiday. They think it’s all about politics.
America’s labor movement has strayed a long way from its original mission. Take, for example, the attempt by local union officials in Wausau, Wis., to exclude Republican participation in a Labor Day parade. Such shenanigans illustrate how today’s labor leaders are more interested in playing partisan politics than they are in the bread-and-butter issues of jobs and wages.