A Labor Day celebration will be held Monday, Sept. 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Todd Grove Park and Clubhouse, 600 Live Oak Ave. in Ukiah.
Speakers will include: Congressman Jared Huffman, Assemblymember Jim Wood, California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks and local labor leaders. Music will be provided by the Mendocino Gaggle of Raging Grannies. Food from Chef Denny.
Labor Day celebrates the women and men who campaigned tirelessly for workers' rights in the labor movement of the late 18th century. Their hard-fought wins are the reason for many of the rights we enjoy and take for granted today, such as a 40-hour work week, safe work conditions, paid time off, and sick leave. Those workers saw that there could be no freedom and liberty in this country without economic freedom for the working class.
Labor Day honors the source of this nation's strength: American workers, unions and labor leaders.
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