Labor Day is a national holiday set aside to honour the  American Worker, however, in 21st Century America there seems to be little support for the average working Joe and Jane in the halls of Congress or state capitals. How did our well-paid unionized workforce become an endangered species in the US? Jerry Pippin looks at the plight the forgotten Americans, the working person. In a political climate of "market forces" instead of "work forces" will we continue to see a decline in the standard of living of the middle class? Jerry Pippin is an Oklahoma based liberal commentator and broadcaster