FAIRMONT —
The most grandiose idea birthed in the mind of a brilliant professional will forever remain dormant and useless until it reaches the productive hands of labor.
The American labor force has distinguished itself from generation to generation for its ability to produce, with accuracy and dependability, any task it was given.
One day each year is set aside to honor American labor efforts and accomplishments.
Could a missile to the moon have been possible without the thousands in the supportive labor workers force who daily performed their tasks and duties to ensure the safety and culmination of each mission?
Would our ships and aircrafts, the leaders in their fields of endeavors, ever become reality without the craftsmanship and daily performance of American workers?
Would the merchandise, equipment and essentials for life be promptly distributed throughout our land without the labor of the trucking industry?
Would the steel for construction and electricity for manufacturing and home comfort be possible without the coal mining workforce to produce the generating material for this necessary energy?
The list is endless when we consider the role labor plays in our daily lives and even in the well-being of our community, state and nation. This American labor pool provides often unnoticed valuable contributions to the betterment and stability to our lifestyle and daily requirements for a productive and happy existence.
The labor of a printing press staff has made the words you are reading possible. The labor of a delivery staff has brought it to your door. The labor of a service station attendant provided gasoline that filled the tank of the deliverer. The trail of labor is an almost endless search for its origin and ultimate effect.
Any labor performed to the best of one’s ability should bring a pride of satisfaction upon completion. No duty of labor is so small or insignificant that it does not contribute to someone, to something or to some productive end.
On this Labor Day 2010, shall the American labor force take a bow and somehow experience the pride of accomplishment for a job well done.
Without your efforts, there would be no America and no American dream. But with your efforts, we will overcome any obstacle and rise above any circumstance as we proudly declare our independence and freedom.
God bless America and all who, through their labor efforts, strengthen and stabilize our beloved land of the free and home of the brave.
— Elton Slusser
Opinion
Labor: Our stabilizing and strengthening force for good
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