We recently celebrated Labor Day and the sacrifices labor has made to improve our lives. Fellow workers have devoted and sacrificed their lives to improve our well-being yet you'll find writers celebrating the decline of organized labor.

Are these authors reactionaries out to support President Donald Trump's kleptocratic agenda? Certainly. Are they writing from a position of economic privilege? Yup. Could they also be worried about America's desire to see their country be "...of the people, by the people, for the people ..." instead of some profit-making scam? Their greed is being recognized by everyday people — by the workers.

A recent Gallup poll was published that shows the majority of Americans like unions, and approval has been increasing since 2009. Why? Because people no longer believe the conservative nonsense that unions cheat workers. Because workers are seeing the damage "right-to-work" laws do to their ability to support their families. Because we are seeing fellow workers coming out to provide aid to others regardless of their identity. Because unions are recognized as the only way the 99 percent can have a voice in the age of Citizens United.

Today's tycoons are doing their best to protect their golden age. They must be threatened by seeing people coming together, mutualistically, to confront their common enemies. Whether it is confronting fascists and racists, putting their lives on the line to save their fellow human beings in Houston, or helping in a food pantry, unions are here to help us all. There is power in a union.

Myron Getman

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