We also celebrate May Day in the US and Canada, but it is not an "official" day off. Agree about the more socialistic perspective. But, that comes up with Labor/Labour Day too, so... maybe we just needed a civic holiday off at the end of the summer, rather than another one in the same month as Victoria Day in Canada and Memorial Day in the US!
Interesting history lesson on Labor Day. I think most people just look at it as an extra day off, including myself 😊 if I worked in an industry where I had the day off. But I do appreciate the holiday pay 😁.
A very interesting & informative account of the history of Labor Day & labor in general. Early union organizers paid a heavy price for workers rights, benefits & working conditions but in more recent years in US, roadblocks have held back workers who keep the country running while corporations & big business reap the economic rewards.
An interesting thing from Robert Reich: ‘Welcome to America, where [Republican] lawmakers chose to kick 9 million jobless Americans off unemployment benefits on Labor Day, during a pandemic.’ Meanwhile, the country’s billionaires have become astronomically more wealthy through these many devastating months. Hard to consider this a workingman’s holiday for those 9 million.
Thank you for a thoughtful, well written article. Great references below also.
Thank you for this. I have very fond memories of every Labor Day I spent in the US. Usually a long weekend away. But I never thought about why it is in September. Now I know. I love learning new things.
We also celebrate May Day in the US and Canada, but it is not an "official" day off. Agree about the more socialistic perspective. But, that comes up with Labor/Labour Day too, so... maybe we just needed a civic holiday off at the end of the summer, rather than another one in the same month as Victoria Day in Canada and Memorial Day in the US!
Interesting history lesson on Labor Day. I think most people just look at it as an extra day off, including myself 😊 if I worked in an industry where I had the day off. But I do appreciate the holiday pay 😁.
A very interesting & informative account of the history of Labor Day & labor in general. Early union organizers paid a heavy price for workers rights, benefits & working conditions but in more recent years in US, roadblocks have held back workers who keep the country running while corporations & big business reap the economic rewards.
An interesting thing from Robert Reich: ‘Welcome to America, where [Republican] lawmakers chose to kick 9 million jobless Americans off unemployment benefits on Labor Day, during a pandemic.’ Meanwhile, the country’s billionaires have become astronomically more wealthy through these many devastating months. Hard to consider this a workingman’s holiday for those 9 million.
Thank you for a thoughtful, well written article. Great references below also.
And thanks for working on this Labor Day!
Thank you for this. I have very fond memories of every Labor Day I spent in the US. Usually a long weekend away. But I never thought about why it is in September. Now I know. I love learning new things.
“If each of my words were a drop of water, you will see through them and glimpse what I feel: gratitude, acknowledgement.” 0.Paz
WOW Alexander!
What a fabulous archival dive into 'Labor Day History' and write about it on Labor Day (-:
Kudos
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