Article snippet: On June 28, 1894, Congress passed the first federal law concerning the celebration of Labor Day.text begins: We might note that the selection of this date, in and of itself, was political. At the time, President Grover Cleveland signed the bill into law without comment. And then the 45th president cited some of his administration’s economic accomplishments, including unemployment resting at a half-century low.Gad Levanon, chief economist for the Conference Board, wrote of the positive turnaround: Indeed, the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics finds that across the nation, a record 7.3 million jobs are available. Yet sweet as that big number of “help wanted” signs might be, the future of work is shadowed by potential storm clouds. One political figure who has given much attention to these trends is Andrew Yang, the quirky tech entrepreneur who’s running an improbable campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. In March, Yang laid out the economic, technological, and political stakes as he sees them: Yang then added this note of warning: That’s quite a litany of jobs, and job-categories, that could be on the chopping block. So on this Labor Day, the enduring question for workers—which presidential candidate, and which party, is going to best look out for them—needs to be addressed once again. For his part, Yang has his answer; in fact, he lays out his economic policies in copious detail. This is independent of one’s work sta... Link to the full article to read more