Remember the Martyrs for the
Eight Hour Day Celebrate May Day
"Labor is prior to, and independent
of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never
have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the
superior of capital, and deserves much the higher
consideration." Lincoln's First Annual Message to Congress,
December 3, 1861.
Although it is true that
only about 20 percent of American workers are in unions, that 20 percent
sets the standards across the board in salaries, benefits and working
conditions. If you are making a decent salary in a non-union company,
you owe that to the unions. One thing that corporations do not do is
give out money out of the goodness of their hearts. -- Molly Ivins