Unions generating own heat

They weren't working on Labor Day.

Even so, labor union members on Monday had one good reason to wipe their brows. Donna Littlejohn in the Daily News.

Thanks to the sticky, miserable heat wave hovering over the Southland, thousands of workers enjoying the day off had to cope with abnormally high temperatures Monday at the traditional labor union picnic in Wilmington.

"It's a good thing this is a park with a lot of trees," remarked Vanessa Valles of San Pedro after staking out her family's spot with a blanket under a huge tree in Banning Park.