LABOR DAY #122

Trump has gained on Hilly. He had good words in Black church. He's been behaving. And Hill hurt again by more email crap.

Young Blacks not as likely to come out to vote for Hill as BO (If at all.)

DT could actually win this thing.

But. I just don't think so. I think we will have Hill and a Democrat Senate. And a more Democratic House. I guess I'm going on record. It's primarily the demographics. And the vagaries of Senate elections (lots more Rs up this year than Ds). And, honestly, things are much better economically in the last 8 years. Even the last 4. Especially for the megarich. You know all that new US debt? Yup, mostly into rich pockets.

But who knows what might happen.

2 months to go.

Teamsters endorsed Hill. Drivers I suspect not so much. (I wonder if there will be an internal fight there over contributions.) Does Teamster leadership take a vote of drivers for endorsement?

"American Experience" on TV. PBS. About US coal miners history. Talk about labor. And now they are out of jobs. Coal power less and less competitive with natural gas, wind, hydro and even solar. And folks, that's good for the miners as well as our own health. Coal power pollution kills and maims us, but gave miners black lung, let alone mine explosions or cave ins.

So God bless the coal miners who grew our country tremendously. When we weren't aware of the effects of greenhouse gases and global warming climate change on top of the pollution.

The labor movement ended 14-hour days 7 days a week, child labor, no benefits, pitiful wages and the rest. Started in 1894. The gilded age. The "Gay '90's". Railroad barons and steel magnates. Coal kings and oil empire builders.

Thank God somehow people rose up and claimed their share of the wealth. The commonweal. Look what they made for us. Look at all we have. Our parents, great grandparents, great great grandparents built what we have today. Because they wanted us to have a better world than they had. And they did that.

Guided by the ultrarich who decided what to build. Because they had the money. And built what would make them even richer. But all the rich were not evil doers. In fact, really, most also wanted things better for everyone.

But you wouldn't be able to tell that back in the 1890's. So.

So. Thank you, labor movement leaders, for fighting for as much of our present world as you could. And the recent $15/hour minimum wage movement is testament.

And may labor be more rewarded as we go onward and upward until Jesus' return.