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131 Years Old and Still Relevant: Labor Day 2025
Monday , 1, September 2025 Community Leave a commentWriters and actors are still on strike. The <A HREF=”https://www.upnorthprogressive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Detroit-News-As-anticipation-builds-over-a-potential-auto-strike.pdf”>UAW</A> may be on strike in 11 days. Workers in many jobs and professions are organizing. Please do whatever you can to support them. May you have a restful Labor Day. Tomorrow, let’s get back to work.
National Forest Service Bans Alcohol Consumption on Portions of Three Rivers in Huron-Manistee National Forests – DELAYED February 12, 2019
Tuesday , 12, February 2019 Environment Leave a commentOn February 1, 2019, National Forests Supervisor Leslie Auriemmo signed order 09-04-19-01 making it illegal to have alcohol on portions of three rivers in the Huron-Manistee National Forests from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The order, according to Auriemmo was enacted to address safety and pollution issues on those sections of the three rivers. That […]
Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. -Abraham Lincoln