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Utah Phillips on labor day

September 7, 2009 / Leave a comment

Happy labor day! I’m thankful for for the [w:Eight-hour day] and so many more reasons to celebrate labor day. A great reminder about the meaning of labor day is to listen/watch the folksinger and storyteller — and Utah state archivist in the 1960s — Utah Phillips. Phillips — who defined himself as a folks singer, pacifist, activist, agitator, Catholic anarchist, union worker, feminist — was a truly great and honorable man who chronicled and advocated for the labor movement. The video below is from a 2004 interview with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now. Phillips passed away on May 23, 2008.

You can also see his live performances on youtube:


A commenter on one of the youtube videos said it best I think: “my sorrow at your passing is far outweighed by my delight at your having lived.” Happy labor day!

–that is all.

Happy Labor Day, U.S.!

September 4, 2009 / Leave a comment

September 7, 2009 is Labor Day in the U.S., where it is celebrated by not laboring. It’s Friday noon on the East Coast, and already I see the drop-off in emails and tweets. Get the facts from:

Labor Day Facts for Features from the Census Bureau

Labor Day press packet from the Labor Department

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