Happy Labor Day Star Wars Style

Labor Day in America is in honor of the labor movement. To put a finer point in it, it's a recognition of organized labor which is more commonly referred to as unions. It got me to thinking if we have any Star Wars figures of unionized labor. Of course, most of the characters and figures represent members of the respective militaries, and those are straight out. Unions are forbidden in the service. Another bulk of the figures are droid, but despite L3-L7's protestations, droids are not people. Those new fancy Samsung washing machines are practically droids, and I don't see them collectively bargaining with homeowners.

That leaves a finite pool of figures which can represent organized labor. I've come up with three.


There is no way those diminutive Utapauns are going to risk life and limb by pulling fuel lines across busy tarmacs without representation. They definitely have a steward keeping Tion Medon honest, who definitely seems like the type who would exploit workers. I'm sure they really bilked those deep pocketed Jedi for their docking fees.


As with the Utai, a dangerous job like lava miner would definitely unionize. The travails of the job are likely also exploited by the yellow journalism of the Star Wars universe. Of course, the downside is that this is likely one of the jobs that unions kept alive long past its viability. No one needs to mine lava. You can just wait until to forms rocks. It's easier and safer.


Also Ugnaught. I don't really know what Ugnaughts do, aside from freezing scoundrels and playing games of keep away with decapitated droid heads. All I know is that they're salt of the Earth blue collar types. They love their sports teams, draft beers, and are fiercely loyal to their local to the point of wearing a scally cap with their shop number embroidered on it. Good men all. If you think this is oddly specific, I just described my uncle Eddie, who kind of looked like an Ugnaught.

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You will notice that all of the candidates are alien species, which goes a long way to confirming what we've all suspected aliens represent in Star Wars: The Irish. Before anyone attempts to cancel me, I get the Tim Whatley exemption (I'm mostly Irish).

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