In Remembrance

I forgot to blog this weekend! Even though this may be unfortunate for my grade, it has now given me the opportunity to write this on Labor Day. Which is an important thing, since many of us take this holiday for granted. I am not sure exactly what Labor Day means. We are really happy to stay home from work or get out of class, and the barbeques are always fun. However, I am sure that many people sacrificed important things to bring about the changes that we now celebrate on Labor Day. Such things as child labor laws and the eight-hour work day are very important to the public now, but these were not always considered to be necessary or given out freely.

I am also sure that even though battles have been won over many issues concerned with Labor Unions, many more battles are waged everyday to continue to provide freedom and justice to working people. So, while you are enjoying your day off today, think about the world without Labor Unions (whether you are for or against them). Hopefully, you can appreciate everything that people sacrificed to get where we are today.

Callie McBroom