• grammaticerror@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    If not for labor unions we would still be working 12+ hour days. The 8 hour workday and the weekend is all thanks to the courageous efforts of labor advocates.

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      1 year ago

      We have so much to be thankfull for to those that came before us. Standing on the shoulders of giants, how easily we forget.

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        The goverment started recognizing some of these rights after they were won by unions. Then they regulated unions to death, since we’ve got these nice laws now. Then they started rolling back the legal protections.

        And people still have the nerve to say the government is protecting workers rights.