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Labor Day

Floor Speech

By: Gabe Amo
By: Gabe Amo
Date: Sept. 3, 2026
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. AMO. Mr. Speaker, as Americans enjoy Labor Day weekend, let us reflect on the origin of this holiday: working people's fight for fairness.

That fight runs deep in Rhode Island. In 1824, at Old Slater Mill in Pawtucket, workers led the first industrial strike in history, demanding fair pay and better conditions.

More than a century later, thousands of Rhode Island textile workers walked off the job in the 1934 general textile strike. They stood up because they knew that workers deserved better, but they were met with violence by the authorities, leading to the deaths of several workers in Saylesville and Woonsocket.

Now, building on that legacy, I stand with Rhode Island workers and workers across our country to keep fighting for good jobs, fair wages, safe workplaces, and the right to organize.

We are stronger when we represent the dignity of those who make this Nation strong.

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