FIRST, A BIT OF HISTORY
Labor Day is always observed on the first Monday of September. This will be September 2 this year. It’s a celebration of workers, but it grew out of one of the most dismal chapters of American labor history – an unstable period when manufacturing was replacing agriculture .
During the Industrial Revolution in the United States in the late 1800s, the average American worked 12 hours a day, 7 days a week – to barely eke out an existence. Children as young as 5 or 6 worked in factories and mills at only a fraction of adult wages.
Work conditions were often unsafe and unsanitary. Labor unions had already begun to appear in the latter part of the 18th century, but quickly became more prominent and vocal. In 1886, several Chicago policemen and workers were killed in a workers’ riot.
On September 5, 1882, 10,000 workers held a march in New York City , the first Labor Day parade in the United States.
On May 11, 1894, employees of Pullman railway cars in Chicago went on strike to protest low wages and firing of union representatives. But, on June 26, the American Railway Union staged a boycott of all Pullman railway cars. This crippled railroad transportation nationwide.
The federal government then sent troops to Chicago to break the strike, which led to the deaths of 30 workers. President Grover Cleveland and our Congress had to do something. On June 28, 1894, Cleveland signed into law an act to make Labor Day an official holiday.
This video will provide more details on Labor Day history.
AMAZON
This post will be a departure from my customary practice of writing fitness or related articles with relevant links included. As an affiliate marketer, I need to promote specials on several important holidays during the year. Affiliate marketers earn from promoting links to associated companies. Amazon is known for fair pricing and excellent service. At times, they run specials and such links will be shown below.
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These links will include sports categories and, as always – details, pictures and price information will be included.
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FINAL THOUGHTS
First thought – don’t be one of these (see below)
Second thought – enjoy Amazon’s Labor Day specials and Labor Day itself!
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