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🚨 Labor Tensions Are Heating Up Again! 🚨 Remember the "Hot Labor Summer" of 2023? Well, it's back in full force this summer of 2024! From coast to coast, we're seeing strikes, protests, and a resurgence in worker activism that’s impossible to ignore. 🌡️ 👷♂️ 17,000 AT&T Southeast workers are on strike, standing up against unfair labor practices. 📢 Cornell University employees are making their voices heard as they strike right at the start of the academic year. 🚗 UAW is preparing to strike at Stellantis, pushing back against broken promises. 📈 The AFL-CIO is ramping up organizing efforts in the Deep South, bringing the fight to traditionally anti-union states like Texas, Georgia, and South Carolina. As we head into the dog days of 2024, it’s clear: this summer is shaping up to be just as impactful as last year, with workers nationwide taking action against their employers. 🌍✊ 🔗 Watch our latest Labor Relatedly episode to get the full rundown on these critical labor movements. #LaborShowdown #HotLaborSummer2024 #LinkedInVideo #LaborRelatedly #LaborNews #DTHR

🚨 Labor Tensions Are Heating Up Again! 🚨 Remember the "Hot Labor Summer" of 2023? Well, it's back in full force this summer of 2024! From coast to coast, we're seeing strikes, protests, and a resurgence in worker activism that’s impossible to ignore. 🌡️ 👷♂️ 17,000 AT&T Southeast workers are on strike, standing up against unfair labor practices. 📢 Cornell University employees are making their voices heard as they strike right at the start of the academic year. 🚗 UAW is preparing to strike at Stellantis, pushing back against broken promises. 📈 The AFL-CIO is ramping up organizing efforts in the Deep South, bringing the fight to traditionally anti-union states like Texas, Georgia, and South Carolina. As we head into the dog days of 2024, it’s clear: this summer is shaping up to be just as impactful as last year, with workers nationwide taking action against their employers. 🌍✊ 🔗 Watch our latest Labor Relatedly episode for the full rundown on these critical labor movements. #LaborShowdown #HotLaborSummer2024 #LinkedInVideo #LaborNews #DTHR

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Labor Day Revolution......!!! The momentum of the first industrial revolution and industrialization in the 19th Century was marked by the ruthless exploitation of workers by both owners and employers. Small wages, daily work from 12 to even 18 hours, exploitation of child labor and life on the verge of existence have resulted in a series of strikes requiring decent working and living conditions. The greatest momentum was the labor movement experienced in the fastest growing industry in the United States. The climax occurred in Chicago in May 1886, when a crowd of about 40,000 members of the labor movement took to the streets, emphasizing the demands symbolized in three figures: 8 hours of work, 8 hours of rest and 8 hours of cultural education. Authorities sent strong police forces to the protesters and a fierce clash erupted, killing six workers and injuring some fifty. Many protesters were captured and the strike leaders were brought to justice. Five were sentenced to death and three were sentenced to long-term imprisonment. Since 1886, May 1st has been chosen as the date when the International Labor Day is celebrated around the world. Happy New Month! Happy Workers Day!  #InternationalLaborDay #HappyNewMonth #WorkersDay #Revolution #May #Protest #Protester

Cheers to the achievements of workers past and present! May your Labor Day be filled with joy and gratitude. 🎉 Join the Conversation: Share Your Labor Day Stories #LaborDayCelebration #WorkforcePride #hmcglobal

Insightful perspective from the mind of a leading subject matter expert in the field of Dislocated Workers. And author of the great book "Cut Loose: Jobless and Hopeless in an Unfair Economy", a must-read for anyone interested in learning more about the topic.

Do you know why we celebrate Labor Day? I really hadn’t thought much about it until I came across this article from history.com. “Labor Day, an annual celebration of workers and their achievements, originated during one of American labor history’s most dismal chapters. In the late 1800s, at the height of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, the average American worked 12-hour days and seven-day weeks in order to eke out a basic living. Despite restrictions in some states, children as young as 5 or 6 toiled in mills, factories and mines across the country, earning a fraction of their adult counterparts’ wages. People of all ages, particularly the very poor and recent immigrants, often faced extremely unsafe working conditions, with insufficient access to fresh air, sanitary facilities and breaks. As manufacturing increasingly supplanted agriculture as the wellspring of American employment, labor unions, which had first appeared in the late 18th century, grew more prominent and vocal. They began organizing strikes and rallies to protest poor conditions and compel employers to renegotiate hours and pay.” Read more at: https://lnkd.in/gukNExN4 #laborday2024 #humantrafficking

Question of the Week - Labor Day and Work Q.- Are we allowed to require some employees to work on Labor Day? Learn the answer here - https://hubs.ly/Q02N3Vd60