GOP Spends Labor Day Touting August Jobs, Dems Lift up Union Workers

Democrats, Republicans Take Different Angles on Labor

Labor Day played into political campaigns this year, with Republicans and Democrats using the holiday to pitch sharply different visions of what being "pro-worker" means, USA Today reports. The White House and GOP promoted August's stronger-than-expected jobs report, crediting President Trump for what they framed as a jobs boom. The...

GOP spends Labor Day touting August jobs, Dems lift up union workers

For politicians, Labor Day is still a midterm messaging moment, as Democrats celebrate union workers and Republicans tout August's job report numbers.

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