Labor Day is about more than picnics and parades. We celebrate this day to reflect on America's labor movement -- the men and women who have helped build this country and our middle class. Because they've spoken up together and demanded fairness, we can all enjoy things like the 40-hour workweek, overtime pay, minimum wage, safer workplaces, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, and retirement plans.
For generations, hardworking Americans have been raising their voices, together. Giving people a voice at work -- the ability to organize and negotiate for their fair share of the value they helped create -- is absolutely essential to a growing, vibrant middle class. For the past seven and a half years, President Obama has worked not only to grow the economy but to create a balanced economy, where everyone's hard work is rewarded, where everyone gets a fair shake, where everyone has the chance to get ahead. Simply put, America is stronger when more people have more. As the President has said, all of that progress is stamped with the union label. And it's all fueled by a simple belief: that our economy works better when it works for everybody.
That's the spirit that's made the progress of these past seven and a half years possible. Not only have businesses added 15.1 million jobs since early 2010, and we've seen the longest streak of total job growth on record, but we've cut the unemployment rate in half since the depths of the recession. So many American families are better off this Labor Day than they were seven years ago.
But we still have work to do. We can only make progress -- like raising the minimum wage and expanding access to paid leave -- if hardworking men and women raise their voices.
"History shows that working families can get a fair shot in this country -- but only if we are willing to organize and fight for it. So whether you simply talk to your coworkers about what matters to you, or take the step of joining a union, the power ultimately rests with you." -- President Obama
Happy Labor Day. Let's continue standing with our workers -- not just today, but every day of the year.
Tom
Secretary Tom Perez
Department of Labor
@LaborSec
Dear Mr. Tokic,
Take a look at this one-of-a-kind medal of Saint Michael!
Last year, for the first time ever, we distributed these amazing medals to friends of America Needs Fatima - for FREE.
The response was overwhelming! Our supply could not keep up with the demand.
And we learned a lesson – print more medals, because people want St. Michael’s protection!
In light of the brutal attacks on our law enforcement over the summer – and the chaos prevalent everywhere – I think we all know that human solutions are lacking.
We need the Heavenly Helpers to come to our aid, and Saint Michael is tops!
In this shield-shaped medal, Saint Michael holds high a sword ready to strike Satan. Our Saint Michael Shield Medal will do just that: shield you from the attacks of the devil.
But this medal comes with a bonus!
On the reverse we printed, for the first time ever, a prayer of a young Marine to Saint Michael…
Michael, Michael of the morning,
fresh chord of Heaven adorning,
keep me safe today,
And in time of temptation
drive the devil away.
Amen.
You see, this young marine was in the habit of praying this prayer in times of danger. His mamma had taught him right!
And as a young man in Korea in the 1950’s, our marine prayed this prayer often.
And he got some real results, too.
Stjepan, I want to be clear about this.
A Catholic medal is not an “amulet” endowed with magical powers.
Rather, a medal works as a “visual prayer.” By wearing a medal with faith and devotion, we tell God that we wish the saint pictured on the medal to be with us always.
For me, my medal also serves as a constant reminder.
The picture printed on my medal reminds me that we are in a battle, a spiritual battle, every day of our lives.
But with the help of Saint Michael – and Our Lady and all the saints! – we will be victorious.
Wearing a medal of Saint Michael is like tapping into his own angelic power.
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I remain your friend,
In Jesus and Mary,
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America Needs Fatima
www.anf.org |
PS: Stjepan, this Saint Michael Shield Medal is my gift to you; it is absolutely FREE!So, order yours today. (I only hope we made enough to go around!)
PPS: You don’t need me to tell you things are dangerous out there. Please do what Catholics have done for two millennia, turn to the Holy Helpers. Especially the Prince of the Heavenly Host, Saint Michael the Archangel.
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