AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and Union Leaders Speak at LA Labor Day Event

Labor Day as a Day of Action

• 🗓️ Labor Day is framed as a day for working people, with over 1000 events nationwide including rallies, marches, and teach-ins.
• ✊ The event highlights the collective power of labor to fight for the freedom and security that all deserve.

Attacks on Working People

• 🚨 Speakers detail attacks on working people by the Trump administration, including detentions of farm workers and gutting of essential services like healthcare and public education.
• 💰 There's a strong critique of wealth transfer to billionaires and trillionaires at the expense of public services and worker well-being.
• 🛡️ The administration's actions, such as increasing ICE agents and targeting immigrant workers, are seen as attempts to terrorize communities and break the economy's backbone.

The Strength and Resilience of Labor

• 💡 Unions are identified as an institution that people still believe in, offering a path to a better, more secure life.
• 💪 The American worker is described as resilient, with a history of fighting for and winning protections on the job.
• 🤝 Speakers emphasize the need for unity, stating that working people must save themselves, not rely on political parties or elected officials.

Key Issues and Calls to Action

• 🏥 Calls are made for healthcare for everyone and a pathway to citizenship for all targeted individuals.
• 🚗 The importance of gig workers gaining the ability to unionize and demand more at the table is highlighted.
• 🗳️ A specific call to action is made to vote yes on Prop 50 in California to put Donald Trump in check.

The Power of Collective Action

• ✊ The labor movement is presented as a force that builds, unites, and makes lives better, emphasizing that "when we fight, we win."
• 🌍 Immigrant labor is recognized as crucial to the economy, with a call to fight for immigrants and their families.
• ✊ The event serves as a call to action, urging workers to realize their potential and power through their labor to create a society where everyone can work with dignity.