Labor Day 2007

by   |  August 29, 2007

Labor Day is a time to reflect upon the enormous contributions working people have made to our nation. But Labor Day should also be an occasion for progressive activists across the country to call attention to the egregious assault that the Bush administration has waged against the very people that helped to make our nation strong. Every vital statistic concerning the health of our country's middle-class is headed in the wrong direction. Since President Bush took office, the cost of college tuition, the incidence of home foreclosures and the number of uninsured Americans have all increased — while corporate profits have skyrocketed and median income has tumbled. As AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee details in his latest contribution to the Huffington Post, this is not mere coincidence but rather a direct result of President Bush's failed policies and misguided priorities. Says McEntee of Bush’s hollow rhetoric:

Last Labor Day, President Bush proclaimed that the working people of America “build better lives for themselves and their families and make America stronger.” In 2008, when we elect a President who stands with working families instead of against them, we will make those words ring true.

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