Labor Day 2007 by Center for Union Facts:
Right now, labor is a mere shadow of its past. The kind of labor union that most of us grew up knowing just isn’t there anymore. Membership has been declining for decades, and despite economic realities, labor leaders continue to cling to the belief that Americans accept this idea of paying dues in order to keep their job.
Bret Jacobson on Unions on National Review Online:
You've got the extra day off. You might as well use it to appreciate the "labor" in Labor Day. Here's one way: Click over to Netflix and order up some union classics. One warning: There's only a remote chance you'll like what you see.
Since people don't talk as much about unions as they used to, here are some recommendations: On the Waterfront, Norma Rae, and the Academy Award--winning documentary American Dream. Between them there's corruption, violence, strikes, shady organizing tactics, and Marlon Brando before he swelled to the size of the labor movement.
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