Top 12 Stories from This Week! Labor Day, Fast Food and Civil Rights!

1. On Thursday, Fast-Food workers throughout the nation went on strike.    In the new wave of walkouts, workers have gained serious momentum. Check out the photos on tumblr.

Favorite Tweet:

NC NAACP president "you can't separate workers rights from civil rights" #829strike pic.twitter.com/N3bom7v80B

2.  Secretary of Labor Tom Perez wrote a message to all UFCW Members this Labor Day! 

3.  Happy Labor Day, Need a brief history of it? 

4.  Make sure you make your Labor Day UNION-MADE!  Here are some easy ways to make your weekend #unionmade.

5.  Here are 14 Labor struggles you should pay attention to this Labor Day.

6.  Senator Warren asks a tough question to colleagues: Why isn't the minimum wage $22 per hour?  Good Question, check this video out!

7.  Last night was our Labor Day celebration, Local 1500 Night w/ the Brooklyn Cyclones, check out the pics here!

8.  Local 400 ratifies a contract with Kroger.

9.  Last one on low wages, here's a statistic that will seriously irritate you.

10. Another Pathmark is closing in New Jersey.

11.  What has Labor done to make your day possible right now? Check this awesome site by AFSCME.

12.  We've added our voice to call on Walmart to pay a REAL wage to their employees and to re-instate their illegally fired strikers!  Add your voice to this Labor Day message!

Have a Union Made Thanksgiving!

Make this Thanksgiving Union Made!  Support these brands made by proud union members!  For more products check out Labor411, a great resource to find union made products near you, and AFL-CIO's Union Made Thanksgiving Page.

(list via Labor411)

Turkey—Whole and Deli Style

Boar’s Head

Butterball

Eckrich Deli

Foster Farms

House of Raeford Farms

Klement’s

Saag’s

Sahlen’s

Thumann’s

Potatoes

Ore Ida

Betty Crocker

McCain

Stuffing

Manischewitz

Stroehmann Bakery Products

Kraft

Cranberries / Cranberry Sauce

Ocean Spray

Vegetables

Andy Boy

Eurofresh

Birds Eye

Mann’s

Sunripe Produce

Thanks to all of you, thousands of New Yorkers will enjoy a wonderful Happy Thanksgiving.  Thank you for your hard work the past few weeks helping New Yorkers recover from Super Storm Sandy, and now, enjoy a special holiday with family and loved ones!

Happy Thanksgiving!