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Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008  “We Rise and Fall as One Nation”
Google+ Pinterest Print  I want to point out the connection
between the spirit of unity and the spirit that brought about
the union movement,” Democratic presidential nominee Barack
Obama told 15,000 labor supporters in Milwaukee on Monday.
Obama said that he didn’t want to make a political speech at the
same time Hurricane Gustav was threatening the Gulf Coast, but
that he wanted to make a point about unity on Labor Day.  Obama
recounted how, before organized labor unions, many employers had
exploited workers by not providing health insurance, fair wages,
a safe environment or compensation for on-the-job accidents.
“Then somebody got an idea,” Obama continued. “They said, ‘You
know what? Alone we are weak but united we are strong. Because
that guy who loses his job today, that might be me tomorrow.
That person who gets hurt on the job today, that might be me
getting hurt tomorrow. That person