USA Labor Day News, Sep 06, 2011

Hoffa: 'They Declared War on Us' ABC News (blog) Not a class act to be the opening act for the pres of the USA. The vitriol from Hoffa and Biden is really shameful, especially given the president's call for civil discourse. Not even the DNC chair would denounce the hate spewing on Labor Day. ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama, GOP get early election start on Labor Day USA Today (blog) By David Jackson, USA TODAY But President Obama and the 2012 Republican White House candidates got an early start yesterday, making arguments that are likely to resonate over the next 14 months. "We're going to see if congressional Republicans will put ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today (blog)

Labor Day forum starts busy month for Republican candidates USA Today Rick Perry to the contest — and his rise to the top of the field in surveys — Romney found last week that there was time in his schedule to travel to South Carolina for the Labor Day forum. Missing from the stage was Perry, who bowed out at the last ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Gloomy jobs picture frames holiday USA Today By Alan Gomez, USA TODAY A soggy, rainy weekend for much of the East Coast proved an appropriate mood for Labor Day events around the country as the nation's economy struggles. By John Dunham (Owensboro, Ky.) Messenger-Inquirer via, AP Union members ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

US Gulf oil producers restaff ops after Lee Reuters ... Offshore oil and gas producers were restaffing Gulf of Mexico platforms on Tuesday as weather improved after high winds and rough seas hampered such efforts in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Lee over the long US Labor Day holiday weekend. ... See all stories on this topic »

Labor Day picnic honors workforce Kenai Peninsula Online By Logan Tuttle The United Steelworkers Local Alaska 4959 and Skyview High School hosted a Labor Day picnic and barbecue Monday to celebrate the Kenai Peninsula workforce. “The workforce is the backbone of the United Stateseconomy,” Skyview Head ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama's day: Getting ready for Thursday USA Today (blog) Obama offered a preview yesterday at a Labor Day picnic in Detroit, saying he will pursue "a new way forward on jobs." The comments came amid some gloomy economic news, as reported by USATODAY's Alan Gomez. The president has no events on his public ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today (blog)

Amid unemployment worries, US postal service delivers bad news on jobs GlobalPost Meanwhile, President Barack Obama challenged Republicans to "put country before party" to boost employment and the economy in aLabor Day speech that was "heavy campaign undertones," according to USA Today. The speech, coming after a jobs report Friday ... See all stories on this topic » GlobalPost

Refurbishment season begins again USA Today (blog) Labor Day typically marks the start of the fall refurbishment season at the Disneyland Resort, but the list of scheduled ride closures has some readers asking if this year isn't worse than usual. As of this Friday, closing for refurbishment are the... See all stories on this topic »

Labor Day picnic honors longtime workers' rights advocate KTIV That years ago many people fought very hard for us to have the things that we have today in this country and the good things that our people enjoy. Labor unions built the middle class," said John Hamm, Northwest Iowa Labor president. ... See all stories on this topic »

We built NY; Labor Day honors union workers' labor of love "The reason why we're barbecuing on Labor Day, and not working, ... to ask for ever more and pay us ever less — that was the union movement," he explains. ... www.nydailynews.com/.../2011-09-04_we_built_ny_labor_da...

2011 Labor Day TV: MDA Telethon, marathons, sports and specials ... Labor Day weekend is upon us and if you are not out enjoying the sunshine as ...TCM: Movies about teachers, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. ("To Sir, With Love," "A Patch of ... blog.zap2it.com/.../2011-labor-day-tv-mda-telethon-marathon...

Happy Labor Day! So, just what is it that we are celebrating today ... Labor Day has been an official U.S. holiday for only slightly more than a century, yet it is embedded into the American psyche. In society, a genteel lady does not ... blog.beliefnet.com/.../happy-labor-day-so-why-are-we-celebra...

Holidays: Labor Day Weekend is Here! - Epic Fail Funny Videos and ... epic fail photos - Holidays: Labor Day Weekend is Here! ... We are in dire need of jobs here in the US and I know for a fact the U.K. is in dire need of jobs to… ... failblog.org/.../epic-fail-photos-holidays-labor-day-weekend-is...

Wisconsin Unions Reverse Labor Day Parade Decision, Say GOP ... "We made alternate plans, and he's walking in a different Labor Day parade ....Obama Pushes Congress On Transportation Spending, Highway Bill (VIDEO) ....According to US dept of Labor,Bureau of Labor statistics release of January 2011 :... www.huffingtonpost.com/.../wisconsin-unions-labor-day-para...

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