Harris: "You better thank unions for that five day work week."

Published: Sep 02, 2024 Duration: 00:01:28 Category: News & Politics

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HERE AND THE LEADERS WHO ARE HERE. I WILL GET RIGHT TO A FEW POINTS. I LOVE LABOR DAY. I LOVE CELEBRATING LABOR DAY. AND PITTSBURGH OF COURSE IS A CRADLE OF THE AMERICAN LABOR MOVEMENT. IT IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE AFL, HEADQUARTERS OF THE STEELWORKERS, HOME TO FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL ONE AND OF COURSE THE HISTORIC IBEW LOCAL FIVE. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] FOR MORE THAN 150 YEARS, THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF LABOR HAVE HELPED LEAD THE FIGHT FOR FAIR PAY, BENNER -- BETTER BENEFITS AND SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS. EVERY PERSON IN OUR NATION HAS BENEFITED FROM THAT WORK. EVERYWHERE I GO, I TELL PEOPLE YOU MAY NOT BE A UNION MEMBER BUT YOU BETTER THANK UNIONS FOR THAT FIVE-DAY WORKWEEK. THANK THE UNIONS FOR SICK LEAVE AND PAID FAMILY LEAVE. THANK UNIONS FOR YOUR VACATION TIME. BECAUSE WHEN UNION WAGES GO UP, EVERYBODY'S WAGES GO UP. WHEN UNION WORKPLACES ARE SAFER, ALL WORKPLACES ARE SAFER. WHEN UNIONS ARE STRONG, AMERICA IS STRONG.

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