Let’s face it…if you are the average American on Labor Day you are $#*&!.

The distribution of wealth in the USA is comparable to most dictatorships = 0.1% of the wealthiest equals the rest of us = 99.9%!!!


Much like our constitution calls for a separation of church (religion) and state = we need to evolve this concept to a separation of corporation and state. Our political system and sadly judicial system have become an instrument of corporatism and not “of and by the people”.

There are two futures for the USA.

a) Recognizing that greed has no natural limit. It will exploit and be as depraved as you let it = the course we seem to be on… = and lead natural to an American Spring in the distant future or

b) We can have a resurgence of the Citizen some could call this the worker but I prefer to think of it as the sentient being that has an inalienable right to develop and not be exploited. The Citizen has a right to social justice.

If we choose ‘b’, then the US and the World become a better place. The wealth gets distributed; exploitation drops and police states disappear (or at least are in the minority).

Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September (September 5 in 2011) that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers.

Social justice is essential to universal and lasting peace. What is social justice?

1) economic growth is essential but not sufficient to ensure equity, social progress and the eradication of poverty, confirming the need for strong social policies, justice and democratic institutions;

2) now more than ever, standard-setting, technical cooperation and research resources in all its areas of competence, in particular employment, vocational training and working conditions, to ensure that, in the context of a globalization strategy for economic and social development, economic and social policies are mutually reinforcing components in order to create broad-based sustainable development;

3) special attention to the problems of persons with special social needs, particularly the unemployed and migrant workers, and mobilize and encourage international, regional and national efforts aimed at resolving their problems, and promote effective policies aimed at job creation;

4) maintain the link between social progress and economic growth, the guarantee of fundamental principles and rights at work is of particular significance in that it enables the persons concerned, to claim freely and on the basis of equality of opportunity, their fair share of the wealth which they have helped to generate, and to achieve fully their human potential;

5) mandated international organization and competent body to set and deal with international labor standards, and enjoy universal support and acknowledgement in promoting Fundamental Rights at Work as the expression of its constitutional principles;

6) growing economic interdependence, to reaffirm the immutable nature of the fundamental principles and rights and to promote their universal application;

Today most US unions are aligned with one of two larger umbrella organizations: the AFL-CIO created in 1955 and the Change to Win Federation, which split from the AFL-CIO in 2005. Both advocate policies and legislation on behalf of workers in the United States and Canada, and take an active role in politics. The AFL-CIO is especially concerned with global trade issues.

American union membership in the private sector has in recent years fallen under 9% — levels not seen since 1932. Unions allege that employer-incited opposition has contributed to this decline in membership.

Unions are currently advocating new federal legislation that would allow workers to elect union representation by simply signing a support card. The current process established by federal law requires at least 30% of employees to sign cards for the union, then wait 45 to 90 days for a federal official to conduct a secret ballot election in which a simple majority of the employees must vote for the union in order to obligate the employer to bargain. Unions report that, under the present system, many employers use the 45 to 90 day period to conduct anti-union campaigns. Some opponents of this legislation fear that removing secret balloting from the process will lead to the intimidation and coercion of workers on behalf of the unions.

During the 2008 elections, the Employee Free Choice Act had widespread support of many legislators in the House and Senate, and of the President. Since then, support for the "card check" provisions of the EFCA subsided substantially.

So when your potential future political leaders tell you that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme…..worry!!!