Will you be barbecuing this Labor Day, or slaving away at the office? According to new survey data from Bloomberg BNA and Beyond.com, many Americans will have the somewhat ironic pleasure of laboring on the day that’s meant to commemorate the “social and economic achievements of the American worker.”
The
above chart from The Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
highlights the differences in legal requirements for paid time off in
the developed world. The United States is a major outlier among its
developed peers when it comes to mandatory time off, and that ends up affecting poorer workers more than anybody else. According
to the CEPR,
though 23% of American workers don’t receive paid time off, that
number jumps to 49% for the bottom fourth of wage earners.
NYTIMES
Republicans
in the House of Representatives continue to staunchly oppose public
efforts to reduce unemployment, repeating their assertion that
government policies themselves are the primary cause of the problem.
Earlier this summer 30
of them even co-sponsored a bill
that would strike the goal of encouraging “maximum employment”
from the mission of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
Even though it's several years old, the following video by Peter Anderson, featuring a song by James McMurtry, illustrates how American labor has been cast aside by the rich and powerful who own our government.
Columbia 25, Eastern York 21: Paced by senior running backs Michael Roberts, Jose Retamar and Keith Wakefield, Columbia emerged with the win.
Roberts, at 5-foot-10, 167 pounds, finished with a game-high 106 yards on 12 carries. He scored on a 2-yard run in the third quarter and a 56-yarder in the fourth.
Retamar added a 14-yard score and Wakefield broke off a 57-yard TD run in the third quarter.
Junior quarterback Kyle Warfel was 7-of-18 passing for 98 yards.
Jazzy's
Day, a celebration of the life of Jasmyn Smith, was held in
Columbia's Makle Park on Saturday, August 24, with several hundred
people attending. Jasmyn, affectionately known as "Jazzy,"
passed away last year at age 11. The
event was sponsored by Aevidum, a national organization that
helps support children and young adults through troubled times. The
organization's philosophy is "I've got your back." The
event featured music by DJ Spins, and included a school supplies
giveaway, face painting, a raffle, games, drinks, and a balloon
release in remembrance of Jazzy.
All of the 185 backpacks available were given away within the
first 15 minutes of the event, to children waiting in line. The
entire stock of 200 t-shirts made in memory of Jazzy sold out by
early afternoon. A drill team from York's Crispus Attucks
Association performed mid-afternoon, and balloons in Jazzy's favorite
colors were released
afterwards.
Rey
Miranda offered face painting. Raffle prizes included a 42"
flat-screen TV and two bicycles. The website of Aevidum
is www.aevidum.org.
An award designed by Jazzy's grandfather, Larry Phiel.
Jazzy's
family: L-R: Bonnie Smith (Jazzy's grandmother), Stephan Smith
(father), Lindy Smith (mother), Jada Smith (sister), Larry Phiel
(grandfather), Jailyn Smith (sister), Jean Phiel (grandmother)
Jada helps out.
Alexis and friends
Tasty sno-cone
Balloons in Jazzy's favorite colors.
Preparing for the balloon release
More balloons
Team Jasmyn
The t-shirts sold out by early afternoon.
Alexis, Shanon, Yvonne and Trinity
All smiles
David Duke and Alexis
Fish in the bag
The drill team from the Crispus Attucks Association in York performed . . .
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