For a growing number of people, Labor Day means more than just time off work. According to an August Gallup poll, 71 percent of Americans now approve of labor unions – the highest approval rating since 1965. Labor is having a moment, including here in Utah, where two Starbucks have unionized in the state. Today on the news, we chat with organizer Jacob Lawson on lunch break at Starbucks in Cottonwood Heights.

// Plus, the Weekly News Reel! Sophia Fisher of The Times-Independent discusses flood trail damage beyond the parkway and a new improvement district for Kane Creek development. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News talks flood restoration, an upcoming ‘Nights of Grief and Mystery’ performance and Green River’s 116th Melon Days.

// Photo: Jacob Lawson (center) helped unionize a Starbucks in Cottonwood Heights. This location was the first to organize in Utah. Courtesy Jacob Lawson

// U.S. Approval of Labor Unions at Highest Point Since 1965

https://news.gallup.com/poll/398303/approval-labor-unions-highest-point-1965.aspx

// Starbucks Workers United

https://sbworkersunited.org/

// Weekly News Reel Mentions:

// The Times-Independent: Flood’s trail damage extended beyond the parkway

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/floods-trail-damage-extended-beyond-the-parkway/

// The Times-Independent: County opts to ‘keep thumbs’ on Kane Creek development

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/county-opts-to-keep-thumbs-on-kane-creek-development/

// The Times-Independent: McGann – ‘I’ve been very effective’

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/mcgann-ive-been-very-effective/

// The Times-Independent: McFarland – ‘I bring a moderate voice’

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/mcfarland-i-bring-a-moderate-voice/

// Moab Sun News: Environmental flood restoration begins

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/09/08/environmental-flood-restoration-begins/

// Moab Sun News: Upcoming Nights of Grief and Mystery performance will explore our relationship with dying

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/09/08/nights-of-grief-and-mystery-explores-our-relationship-with-dying/

// Moab Sun News: Q&A with author, activist Stephen Jenkinson

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/09/08/qa-with-author-activist-stephen-jenkinson/

// Moab Sun News: Green River Melon Days marks 116 years

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/09/08/green-river-melon-days-marks-116-years/