With his pro-Union remarks, Biden proved to be a total pro-Labor-Union American President in American history.

US President Joe Biden – US Labor Day seemed to be a moment for him to deliver his speech from the battleground state of Wisconsin. He stood true to his pre-election promises of supporting Labor Union expansion for skilled Labor upliftment causes.

In Joe Biden’s address at Milwaukee, the US president emphasized on the need for union expansions by skilled workers. He opined that this was necessary so that, the US can once again restore its world leadership position in infrastructure and manufacturing.

Biden supported President Roosevelt’s Nation-building work programs during The New Deal and said: “I am encouraging unions … we need key worker protections to build an economy from the bottom up and middle out. I am sick and tired of trickle-down economics.”

Biden had earlier come out in support of a proposed law in California, the Agricultural Labor Relations Voting Choice Act. This is a step towards organizing farmlands.

President Joe Biden – US Labor Day Tribute to Workers

“The least we owe them is an easier path to make a free and fair choice to organize a union,” Biden had remarked.

In the past half a decade, at a time when lowly-paid workers continue to form unions across industries, these pro-union comments from Biden have proved to be a major boost in the fight for labor cause in the US.

Labor Day Parade that Stops 12/7 Work Culture

The origin of Labor Day traces back to the late 1800s when the Industrial Revolution was at its peak in the United States. An average American worked 12/7 to earn a basic living. Poor immigrants and people of all ages worked in deplorable and unsafe conditions. Children as young as 5 or 6 worked as hard as adults for a petty amount in factories and mines. 

Observation of Labor Day

Labor Day is traditionally observed on the first Monday of September. The labor movement that started in the late 19th century, became a federal holiday in 1894. Labor Day weekend not only symbolizes the end of summer for many Americans but this day is also celebrated with parties, street parades, and athletic events. But primarily Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions of the workers and laborers many of whom were children.

The Evolution

This growth in the manufacturing sector not only replaced the traditional agricultural sector but also gave birth to labor unions which were increasingly vocal about the poor conditions of the workers. They became prominent and organized strikes and other means of large-scale protest additionally turning violent. The sad events of the Chicago Haymarket Riot in 1886 in which several workers and policemen were killed.

Such protests also resulted in the observance of a long-standing tradition of demanding rights from the Company:

The Uprising

The first Labor Day was earmarked on September 5, 1882, with a parade from City Hall to Union Square in New York City. About 10,000 workers took unpaid time to participate in this mass mega event that was recorded in US history.

Following this many states passed laws to celebrate “workingmen’s holiday,” on the first Monday in September. 

On May 11, 1894, employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company in Chicago went on strike, which brought massive unrest. Their protest was in line with the wage cuts and also against the firing of union representatives by the Company. It was in recognition of the contribution of laborers to the growth of the nation, Congress passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday. On June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed it into law.

US President Joe Biden – US Labor Day with His Pro-Union Stance

On Labor Day Joe Biden delivered his speech in the battleground state of Wisconsin. He stood true to his pre-election promises of supporting Labor Union expansion and Labor upliftment causes. With his pro-Union remarks, Biden proved to be a total pro-Labor-Union American President in American history.

In his address at Milwaukee, the US president emphasized on the need for union expansions by skilled workers. He opined that this was necessary so that, the US can once again restore its world leadership position in infrastructure and manufacturing.

Biden supported President Roosevelt’s Nation-building work programs during The New Deal and said: “I am encouraging unions … we need key worker protections to build an economy from the bottom up and middle out. I am sick and tired of trickle-down economics.”

Biden had earlier come out in support of a proposed law in California, the Agricultural Labor Relations Voting Choice Act. This is a step towards organizing farmlands.

“The least we owe them is an easier path to make a free and fair choice to organize a union,” Biden had remarked.

In the past half a decade, at a time when lowly-paid workers continue to form unions across industries, these pro-union comments from Biden have proved to be a major boost in the fight for labor cause in the US.

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