September 01, 2003
Labor Day
I agree with Kos, let Nathan Newman handle this one.
You can start with this post explaining the benefits of unions, and head to the sidebar for the whole series on minimum wage. And here he brings us a round up of current labor news, a topic notably absent from the front pages and prominent discussions of the so-called liberal media.
Posted by natasha at September 1, 2003 03:06 PM | TrackBackFunny how many newspapers have a 'business' section and how few have a 'labor' section...
When do you ever hear a pro-union story, ever, on cable news? You don't, because they are owned by corporations and corporations don't like unions.
Posted by: barney gumble on September 1, 2003 10:12 PMOr how people are more frequently referred to as 'investors,' as though that described a majority of people, or was the biggest impact on quality of life. It gets people to identify more with the big businesses and financiers than with the issues of other employees and small businesses.
Posted by: natasha on September 2, 2003 02:33 PM