Union leaders are using this year's Labor Day as an opportunity to voice their beliefs that a labor movement resurgance is imminent. Yet the rhetoric of hope is somewhat undermined by a spate of troubles facing the labor movement currently, including a major split in the AFL-CIO, a bruising strike at Northwest Airlines, and pension battles across the country.
See "Amid Difficulties, Leaders of Labor See Opportunity", Steven Greenhouse, The New York Times, September 4, 2005