President Carters 1977 Presidential labor day address
it is a shout out to organized labor, how times have changed
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=8026
On Labor Day, our nation salutes the decency, grit and determination of the American working man and woman.
The sweat and skill of American workers built this country and preserved it through wars and crises. Today, workers and their organizations are giving strong support to the national effort to restore our economy's health. This is in the finest tradition of organized labor, which has served not just its own members but all people through its century-long struggle for social and economic justice.
On this Labor Day, let us affirm our determination to build a future together in which all of us can enjoy the blessings of a more equitable and humane society.
JIMMY CARTER
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It's exactly what we need to hear today. *sigh* 
