Labor Day
On this day we reflect and celebrate the American Worker. Here is a little info about the holiday and its origins.
http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day Haymarket Affair; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair Pullman Strike; http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1029.html Lawrence Textile; http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAlawrence.htm Mine Wars; http://www.wvculture.org/history/minewars.html http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5737/ Homestead Riot; https://woodward8.wikispaces.com/Homestead+riot http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegi...mh_horror.html As a kid growing up in the Youngstown area in the '60s and '70s, I knew some of the men involved in the Little Steel Strike of 1937, also known as the Memorial Day Massacre; http://www.mahoninghistory.org/wdyk35-steel.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WV2q0k-uxU http://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/...lic-steel.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoria...ssacre_of_1937 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q3RUGLfFv0 There is TONS of history on this subject. The labor movement was long and often violent. And NO, it wasn't always "union sponsored violence", that is a distortion of history, foisted upon us by powerful interests with an agenda. At any rate, I hope you find the links I've provided interesting and informative. Dave |
Thanks Dave. Have a great Labor Day, too! It's a shame that so much history and sacrifice goes unnoticed these days.
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Yep, it sure is, Bob. I've even heard the laughable comment that Labor Day has nothing to do with labor unions. That it was started by appreciative employers. Can you believe that?
The depth and effectiveness of the lie is amazing, isn't it? You enjoy your holiday too, Bob! Dave |
Might it have a greater impact if it were on 1 May, as it is everywhere else in the world?
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Could be. Although I tend to think the anti-labor factions would then paint it as a Soviet (Communist) holiday.
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Read this in the WaPo today.
"Why the right to form a union should be a civil right" http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...y.html?hpid=z3 |
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As with other things, I believe it's a question of balance. Organized labor run amuck is not good a good thing. Organized labor completely eviscerated is just as bad. Not just for the workers but for the nation as a whole, as I believe future generations will surely discover. I've said it before; We've already been there, I see no reason why the past couldn't revisit us. Basic human nature has not changed. Dave |
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