DNC Chair and former Labor Secretary Tom Perez and DNC Vice Chair Maria Elena Durazo released the following statement on Labor Day:<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, we honor the American workers who have built this country brick by brick, from the ground up. They\u2019re the ones who rise before the sun \u2013 or tuck their children into bed before going to work. They\u2019ve made our country what it is today and will continue to shape it for generations to come.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut, as so many American workers have told me, our country is not where we need it to be. Education is getting more expensive. Wages have stagnated. Inequality is rising. That pathway to the middle class trod by generations before us is becoming steeper and narrower. All the while, corporations are enjoying major tax breaks and higher profits thanks to the Trump administration.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is nothing new. For decades, Republicans and their wealthy corporate allies have been chipping away at workers\u2019 rights, weakening unions, and depressing wages. As Democrats, we know the middle class is the backbone of our economy and our country. That\u2019s why, when I was secretary of labor under President Obama, we fought like hell for working Americans.<\/p>\n
\u201cDemocrats believe our economy should work for everyone, not just the wealthy and well-connected. And while Republicans continue taking aim at the labor movement, Democrats will keep standing shoulder to shoulder with our brothers and sisters. Because we know these fights aren\u2019t just about dollars; they\u2019re about dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DNC Chair and former Labor Secretary Tom Perez and DNC Vice Chair Maria Elena Durazo released the following statement on Labor Day: \u201cToday, we honor the American workers who have built this country brick by brick, from the ground up. They\u2019re the ones who rise before the sun \u2013 or tuck their children into bed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1006296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n