Unions ensure adequate wages, health coverage, and worker safety. Union workers are more productive, have lower turnover rates, and enjoy a stronger voice in company decisions. Polls indicate a majority of workers would join a union if given a free choice. Yet, each year 10,000 workers are fired for supporting unionization efforts. Federal enforcement of labor law protecting the right of workers has dramatically declined.
Employers constantly threaten to shut down in order to thwart unionization.
A one day holiday might recognize the labor of millions of Americans. It might provide needed rest. It does not insure worker rights. For that, more than a respite from an eight hour day is necessary.