By Rick Morris
[NOTE: This is
a column that we publish every Labor Day.]
In the world we
live in today, Labor Day may seem like the most anachronistic of holidays
today, certainly more so than Independence Day, Memorial Day or anything else
that still seems completely relevant -- but there are still people left to
remind us of the importance of the day.
As an example,
I would cite my great-aunt Josephine – who passed away last September just
after turning 102! – someone who worked very hard at her job for decades and
who helped unionize her workplace when abusive conditions became completely
rampant. Now, I'm no fan at all of what many affiliates of the modern labor
movement do to workers -- taking money out of their paychecks so that they can
hand it to politicians who advance causes many workers oppose -- but that
doesn't change at all the heroism of those who in an earlier day and age put
their own well-being on the line to help build a more humane workplace and
society. Today, this column is all the
more solemn to me because of severe health problems that Aunt Josie is going
through, for which I would appreciate anyone’s prayers for the family.
To my great-aunt
Josie and all of the other heroes who helped to build a better America
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