Photo: Milwaukee Labor Walk 2008, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WI_Milwaukee_Labor_Walk_06.21.2008_(2603916475).jpg
This upcoming Monday is Labor Day in the US! This holiday is more than an unofficial end to summer. Let’s see what we can do to support the labor movement and working Americans.
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Around the country, schoolchildren are heading back into the classroom. For many parents and caregivers, this season brings bittersweet feelings of happiness that the summer holidays are coming to an end, alongside worries about new schools, new teachers, new classes. Of course, these feelings are compounded by fear of gun violence in schools, and the ongoing lack of legislative action to protect schoolchildren.
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In July, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) drafted a possible bill to amend the Endangered Species Act. Some of the proposed amendments allow more non-scientific influence on endangered species protections. At the same time, the Departments of Interior and Commerce have proposed new regulations that would take effects on commerce and industry into account when determining whether to list a species as endangered or threatened... which sure doesn’t sound like it should be a relevant factor. None of these are done deals, so it’s time to act.