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https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/08/27/labor-day-gas-prices-could-be-lowest-in-years-and-may-keep-dropping-this-fall/
Labor Day Gas Prices Could Be Lowest In Years—And May Keep Dropping This Fall
At least one gas price expert is predicting the national average could drop below $3 this fall.Molly Bohannon (Forbes)
It’s more than shopping and barbecues.
The history of #LaborDay is one of a fierce dedication
to the social and economic achievements of American workers.
The holiday began as a strike against excessive workweeks but now bears little resemblance to its worker-centric origins, even as the founders' gains are slowly lost.
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https://theconversation.com/have-we-forgotten-the-true-meaning-of-labor-day-64526
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Have we forgotten the true meaning of Labor Day?
The holiday began as a strike against excessive workweeks but now bears little resemblance to its worker-centric origins, even as the founders’ gains are slowly lost.The Conversation
Labor disputes today inevitably lead to someone getting called a scab – an insult used to smear people who cross picket lines, break up strikes, or refuse to join a union.
The UAW president called Trump a “scab” this month after the president suggested to Elon Musk that striking workers ought to be illegally fired.
Labor’s ‘scabs’ were among the first Americans identified as sellouts for betraying their own.
https://theconversation.com/how-organized-labor-shames-its-traitors-the-story-of-the-scab-235849
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How organized labor shames its traitors − the story of the ‘scab’
It’s too reductive to simply smear scabs as sellouts. It’s important to understand why some workers might be motivated to weather scorn, rejection and even violence from their peers.The Conversation