The American version of Labor Day started in the 19th Century as a holiday to respect the contributions of the everyday working-man. The holiday became a national one after U.S. military troops & U.S. Marshals killed 13 union workers during the Pullman Strike. President Grover Cleveland did this as an apology to the labor movement for wrongly overusing his power.
ANd now i know! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow, I didn't know the history of this holiday was so bloody.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the working class has a holiday!
ReplyDeleteand yet here we are how many years later, still trying to organize unions? sometimes i swear we are going backwards.
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