United Aerospace Workers Local 848 includes aircraft workers at Lockheed, Raytheon, and Vought. Our offices are at 2218 E. Main Street, Grand Prairie, Texas 75050.

Labor Day Celebrated!

Labor Day was celebrated all over Texas, and the state AFL-CIO reported that the crowds were uncommonly big and enthusiastic. Jim McCasland, principal officer of the Dallas Central Labor Council, announced that our Labor Day breakfast was the largest ever. Most of the progressive candidates in the county were there. State AFL-CIO President Emmett Sheppard spoke.

UAW members sat at four different tables. One group from 848 is pictured below.

The national AFL-CIO took the Labor Day theme: “We’re Taking Back America for Good Jobs, Health Care, and Strong Communities.”

Canadians claim to have started Labor Day on the first Monday in September, but United States unions have celebrated it since a giant parade was celebrated in New York in 1882