Art by Ricardo Levins Morales

Remember that the original purpose of Labor Day was to promote worker solidarity and to reduce the length and number of workdays. So keep the spirit of the day and take some time to rest!

The US Department of Labor describes the first Labor Day

We often imply that only paid labor is “real work,” but in fact unpaid labor is at least as crucial to society and is usually unpaid only because of who is doing it: from the work that women do that literally holds society together but is not counted in the GDP, to the not only unpaid but also forced labor that built this country in the first place.

~Honor your own contribution as valuable, whether paid or unpaid. Know your worth.~

 

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