#780 - 🚗 Labor of Love

TOGETHER WITH

Happy Labor Day, Friend!

We can’t say it enough — we are truly grateful for all of the hard work that you put into your career, your community, and your family.

It makes a difference, and we appreciate you.

Keep Pushing Back
-Paul, Kyle, Chris & Kristi

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BUSINESS

A Brief Debrief

We know you’ve got things to do and places to be, so we’ll keep biz short today. Here are just a few headlines that caught our attention:

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Celebrity Motor Car Company’s four franchised dealerships are taking CDK Global to court, claiming their promised cybersecurity protection turned into a costly nightmare after the recent breach. ⚖️

Nvidia reported their Q2 automotive revenue totaled $346M (up 5% from the previous quarter and up 37% from a year ago). Said CFO Colette Kress, "Automotive was a key growth driver for the quarter as every automaker developing autonomous vehicle technology is using Nvidia in their data centers.” 📈

California DMV's draft regulations are paving the way for autonomous commercial trucks to hit the highways. While the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association sees it as a leap forward in expanding the technology, workers are calling it a threat to jobs and safety. 🤖

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CULTURE

Honoring American Workers

Still grinding away today? Labor Day was designed to honor exactly that work ethic, and that’s why it’s worth remembering its roots. Let’s take a look back:

Origin Story: The first Labor Day celebration was on September 5, 1882, in New York City, where 10,000 workers marched for better conditions and fair pay. President

Olive Branch: President Grover Cleveland officially signed Labor Day into law in 1894, likely as a way “to make peace” with the working class after the Pullman Strike earlier that year ended in bloodshed.

Who Really Started Labor Day? The title of founder is a toss-up between Matthew Maguire, a union leader in New York, and Peter J. McGuire of the American Federation of Labor. Both played a big part in organizing the first Labor Day parade, so let’s just call it a team effort.

🔥 Fun Facts to Drop at the BBQ:

• Labor Day was celebrated in the U.S. before there was a Labor Department, which wasn’t founded until 1913.

• The Fair Labor Standards Act set the minimum age of employment at 14 years old and restricts the number of hours that minors under the age of 16 can work.

• The National Education Association is currently the largest union in the country with about 3M members.

• According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median weekly earnings of full-time workers was $1,139 in the first quarter of 2024.

• The NFL season traditionally kicks off after Labor Day, with the first game of 2024 set for September 5th.

AROUND THE ASOTU-VERSE

Coming Soon

🍎 September 16th — The Welcome Conference in NYC.

🤠 November 5-8th — Opening presenters at the 2024 ATAE PR & Communications Focus Group Meeting in Austin, Texas.

⚜️ January 23-26th, 2025 — NADA Show in New Orleans.

🦀 May 13-16th, 2025 — ASOTU CON in Baltimore, Maryland.

Quick Hits

• Transportation officials are expecting this to be the busiest Labor Day travel period on record, estimating that 17M passengers will pass through airport security over the next week (an 8.5% increase over last year). ✈️

• A Brazilian judge has threatened to suspend social media giant X nationwide if Elon Musk doesn't comply with one of his orders. 👨‍⚖️

• To attract new residents, Cumberland, Maryland is offering families $20K to move there. 🏡

History

• 1959: The Ford Falcon is introduced. 🪶

• 1969: The first ATM in the United States is installed in Rockville Center, New York. 💸

• 1994: The National Corvette Museum opens to the public in Bowling Green, Kentucky. 🏎️

Thanks for reading, friend! Whether you’re working, relaxing, or doing a bit of both today, take a moment to appreciate all the progress we’ve made together as a country and all the work still to be done. 🇺🇸