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LABOR DAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
ANTHOLOGY
Compiled by Dick Bennett
for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology
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Labor Day, celebrated on the first Monday in
September in the U.S., is a federal holiday honoring American workers, while May
Day, observed on May 1st globally, is International Workers' Day, an
international celebration of workers' rights and power often marked by
demonstrations, though its radical roots are often downplayed in the U.S. Both
holidays emerged from the late 19th-century struggle for an eight-hour workday
but diverged as American trade unions adopted Labor Day as a patriotic,
mainstream event and radical labor groups embraced the internationalist message
of May Day.
Labor Day (U.S.)
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Friend,
Across the country this Labor Day, working people are rising up to demand: WORKERS
OVER BILLIONAIRES.
Event
on Joyce Blvd. at King Burrito’s, 3 to 5 today
The billionaires are turning our government into a slush fund
for the wealthy — gutting
Medicaid, firing federal workers, and ravaging our families through ICE raids. We
are fighting back. We are coming together to continue standing strong and say
enough. We’re proud to join in
partnership with labor and community groups at more than 1,000 “Workers Over Billionaires” events on
Labor Day 2025. We are working people coming together to stop the billionaire
takeover. We are growing our movement and fighting for a country that is more
fair, just, equitable, and free for all of us — not just a chosen few. . . .
This nonviolent action is
hosted by Indivisible NWA.
Labor and community are planning more than a barbecue on Labor Day this year
because we have to stop the billionaire takeover. Billionaires are
converting the government into their private slush fund and Congress has just
passed the largest wealth giveaway in the history of the US. The money they
take from working families, they put in billionaires’ pockets and set aside to
fund a private army of ICE agents.
Just like any bad boss, the way we stop the takeover is with collective
action. We are working people rising up to stop the billionaire
takeover–not just through the ballot box or the courts, but through building a
bigger and stronger movement. We are growing our movement and fighting for a
country that is more fair, just, equitable, and free for all of us—and not just
a chosen few.
On
September 1st we will continue the movement we launched together on May 1st,
standing in solidarity with all our communities under attack and fighting for
real wins for all our people. Thousands
of communities across the country are taking a stand on Labor Day, join us! We
will be in the streets, outside the offices of the corporate criminals who are
behind the attacks on our freedoms, and at congressional offices. Together we
will demand a country that puts workers over billionaires.
OUR
DEMANDS TO BUILD THE SOCIETY WE ALL DESERVE:
- Stop the billionaire takeover
corrupting our government.
- Protect and defend Medicaid,
Social Security, and other programs for working people.
- Fully funded schools, and
healthcare and housing for all.
- Stop the attacks on immigrants,
Black, indigenous, trans people, and all our communities.
- Invest in people not wars.
Please
note: A core principle behind all our events is a commitment to nonviolent
action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential
confrontation with those who disagree with our values. Weapons of any kind,
including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events. . . .
“No economic justice without workers’
justice” by Pramila Jayapal <info@e.pramilaforcongress.com>
Dick,
Labor Day isn't just a long weekend. It's a celebration of the people who make
this country run — and a reminder that when workers organize, they win. So today, I want to say it loud and clear:
Thank you, unions.
Thank you to every worker striking
right now for better wages and safer conditions. Thank you to the domestic
workers who still don’t have basic labor protections — but are demanding them. Thank
you to farmworkers, rideshare drivers, nurses, teachers, baristas — everyone
who’s standing up and saying: we deserve better. Washington is one of the most pro-worker
states in the country. That’s no accident.
We’ve fought hard — and won — livable wages, strong
worker protections, and the right to organize.
But across the country, the fight
continues. Big corporations and
billionaires still hoard record profits while working families are being
squeezed. Too many workers still lack paid sick leave, safety protections, or a
voice on the job.
That’s why I’m proud to fight in
Congress for:
The PRO Act to protect the right
to organize
A National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
Stronger protections for farmworkers and gig workers
A real living wage for all workers, not just the wealthiest ZIP codes
Because this much is true: There
is no economic justice without workers’ justice. So if you’re celebrating today —
whether you’re hanging with friends, walking a picket line, or just getting
some well-earned rest — take a moment to honor the workers who made it
possible. And commit to standing in solidarity tomorrow, too.
Thank you, Pramila
“Nearly 1,000 'Workers Over Billionaires' Protests Planned Across US for
Labor Day.” Common Dreams (8-29-25).
"This is
about workers showing up and demanding what workers deserve all across the
country," said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of
Teachers By Stephen Prager.
Jon Queally. “Support for Labor Unions Near Historic High as Trump Trashes Working
Class.” Common Dreams (8-29-5).
"Working
people want unions and the numbers prove it," says one labor leader.
"While billionaires and their yes-men in Congress try to slash wages, gut
health care, and silence working people, we are fighting back—organizing,
mobilizing, and demanding a voice."
Also reported by Portside
Snapshot August 31, 2025.
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