$30 Worth of Food & Drink for Only $15 August 31, 2005  Labor of
love  For some time now, life has not been a picnic for
organized labor. Demonized by the political right, weakened by
the legal system, frustrated by ultra-powerful corporations and
beset with internal dissension, unions have seen their clout
diminished, and their members have seen their standard of living
stagnate.  Still, several thousand union members will enjoy a
picnic at the Louisville Zoo next Monday â€” Labor Day â€” and
hope for better times ahead.  One of the organizers of the Labor
Day picnic is Chris Sanders, executive assistant to the
president and general counsel of Local 227 of the United Food
and Commercial Workers. A self-described evangelical Christian,
Sanders is also an evangelist for workers. He has not lost the
faith. In fact, he says, he and his members are mad as hell.
â€œPeople are feeling like the American dream that has benefited
the rich has left them in the dust,â€ he said. â€œWages have
actually dropped in real te