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Happy Labor Day in Detroit, Michigan with Vice President Kamala Harris

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"So much is on the line in November.  That is why I'm back in Detroit, Michigan to speak with voters about the stakes of this election. Tune in." - Kamala Harris  -------------------------------------- Follow Kamala! Kamala's Twitter: https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris Kamala's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KamalaHarris Kamala’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KamalaHarris Kamala's Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kamalaharris #KamalaHarris #Harris2024

Happy Labor Day!

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  Gregg Chadwick "I Canti (The Cantos)" 80"x50"oil on linen Private Collection San Francisco I was glad to read that in the latest polling 71% of Americans now approve of labor unions. In the United States the union-busting Republican Party created state "right to work" laws to destroy America's private sector unions, and thus, much of the American middle class. Now, we are fighting back as Union membership grows across the country. From Starbucks on, 2022 has been a great year for unions. In 2022 unions won 641 elections — the most in nearly 20 years, according to data from Bloomberg Law, which analyzes National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) data. As the grandson of a truck driver, a railroad engineer, and a nurse - labor and union life have been themes in my family. I like to reflect on these issues in my art as well. Prints Available at - https://www.saatchiart.com/.../Paintin.../25560/1290701/view #laborday   #labordayweekend   #happylaborday   #Lab...

The Art of Labor

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"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.“ — Republican President Abraham Lincoln,  Message to Congress, December 3, 1861 Labor Day, 1942 by Charles Henry Alston,  the first African American supervisor for the WPA Federal Art Project Today, in honor of Labor Day in the United States,  Denise  Oliver Velez posted a moving tribute to  work and workers  on the  Daily Kos.   Inspired by the words, images and music that Velez put together, I have spent much of this Labor Day in deep consideration of the struggle and sacrifice of the brave laborers who worked together to build this country.  Peter Clothier on his site,  Vote Obama 2012 , has also been considering the meaning of this holiday. Clothier writes: "How much thought, I wonder,...