> refering to people as "it" is kind of wrong. I don't agree. labor is functioning as a collective noun here. it's common to use "it" to refer to a collective

> refering to people as "it" is kind of wrong. I don't agree. labor is functioning as a collective noun here. it's common to use "it" to refer to a collective noun (even if the collective is people), especially when there is a sense of the collective acting as a single unit (eg, the jury delivered its verdict).