#union-organizing

#union-organizing

Labor Day, which became a US national holiday in 1894, was once a very big deal. Photos such as this one taken in Buffalo, NY, in 1900 speak to the tens of thousands of workers who would march on Labor Day to be counted and to stand up for their rights.

In far too many places, the struggles for racial and economic justice have become disconnected. The decline of unions has contributed to stagnant wage gaps.