Labor Day Weekend Kickoff Dinner with wizard Jeralyn Merritt and Friends
Friends Jeralyn Merritt, Howard Zucker, and me after dinner — photo by our sweetheart Pamela Hart. Good way to start Labor day, eh?
Observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894. But do click on Democracy Now! report:
A new study shows the CEOs who fired the most workers during the economic recession have also taken home the highest pay. According to the Institute for Policy Studies, the CEOs of the fifty corporations responsible for the worst layoffs were paid an average $12 million—42 percent more than the average for the Standard & Poor’s 500.
Huffington Post: Labor Day has a rich history centered around workers. This year, it has particular meaning as hundreds of thousands Americans try to get back to work. The latest jobless rate numbers show that unemployment went up from 9.5 to 9.6 percent in August.
Your friend, getting to work,
Anita Thompson
