{"id":45673,"date":"2024-09-06T07:05:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T14:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=45673"},"modified":"2024-09-06T14:49:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T21:49:03","slug":"labor-day-the-labor-movement-today-in-nm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/labor-day-the-labor-movement-today-in-nm\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor Day &#038; The Labor Movement Today in NM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"pbs-viral-player-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; padding-top: calc(56.25% + 43px);\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/3094275305\/\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This week on New Mexico in Focus, we explore the history of Labor Day and the state of labor in New Mexico in 2024. 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