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

It's Labor Day, but as the midterms near, politicians take no days off, and their holiday messaging is falling along partisan lines.

The White House and Republicans took the day to celebrate a recent win with the stronger-than-expected August jobs report, crediting President Donald Trump as a champion for American workers.

Democrats took the day to message support for unions and organized labor, a group that has long supported the more-left party. Notably, in 2024, the union group International Brotherhood of Teamsters broke ranks with their decades of tradition endorsing Democrats and chose to not endorse Kamala Harris nor to back Trump.

After a stronger-than-expected August jobs report on Friday, Sept. 4, just before Labor Day weekend, Republican messaging on the holiday fell in line with celebration.

The White House kicked off the weekend on Saturday, Sept. 5, posting, "This Labor Day, we celebrate that more Americans are working than EVER before," and then on Labor Day saying "President Trump will never stop fighting for MADE IN AMERICA."

The Republican Party – which is also spending the day promoting its first-ever midterm convention this week in Dallas – posted a graphic saying that, “MORE AMERICANS ARE WORKING THAN EVER BEFORE…

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