MAGNA, Utah — Thousands turned out to Copper Park to celebrate Labor Day with a good old-fashioned picnic.

"This is a longstanding tradition that we’ve done in this area for over 20 years now," said Steve Woodman with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 354.

As people ate burgers, tacos and barbecue, kids climbed into bounce houses. A classic car show was nearby. The annual event for the community, put on by local labor unions, marks the successes of labor unions.

"Without the labor unions, as you know, we would not have a 40-hour work week. We would not have Saturday or Sundays or overtime," said Thomas Denos of the Communications Workers of America Local 7704.

Some, like Luciano Ramos, are new.

"I’m just barely joining the labor union just probably three months

See Full Page