And in the "oh right, Labor Day has a history, doesn't it" section...

[vvalkyri]

Wisconsin town bars Republican lawmakers from Labor Day parade Wisconsin politics - which hasn't been pretty of late - has made its way into a local Labor Day parade. The organizers of the Wausau Labor Day parade announced they would not let Republican lawmakers take part in the Sept. 5 display. The parade is organized by 30 local unions

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[hammercock]

I think that's pretty excellent. Time to call a spade a spade. I'm glad the unions are calling out their local Republicans this way and hope to see more of it. If only the Democrats would show some cojones like that!

[selki]

Seems reasonable to dis-invite them, to me.

[starfyrone]

I admit that I'd been of the opinion the unions had outlived their usefulness. They were a *very* important force in history to make the point that workers are not serfs, they are not property and that labor is as vitally important as capital.

I thought that everyone had learned those lessons, and unions had become nothing more than ceremonial overhead.

The events in the job market of the last two years has left me stunned.

Reminding employers and their paid henchmen that the workers matter, is a very good thing.

[marmota]

"It is the duty of righteous men to make war on all undeserved privilege, but one must not forget that this is a war without end." - Primo Levi