Happy Labor Day! Here are some lessons from 3 major events that became central to U.S. history and the modern labor movement.
Air traffic controllers walk the picket line at the airport during strike on August 15, 1981.Labor Day became an official federal holiday in 1894, thanks to President Grover Cleveland. At its core, the day is meant to celebrate the common worker.and what comes to mind? Grilled hot dogs, the end of summer? Maybe back-to-school sales?
As workers face growing levels of wage and income inequality, as well as workplace challenges stemming from the COVID pandemic, there are lessons we can learn from the past, Harold told NPR.More than 1,000 janitors with the Service Employees International Union rally and march as their contracts expire ahead of a potential strike on Sept. 1, 2021, in Los Angeles.
On March 25, as the workday was ending, a fire broke out on the 8th floor. With buckets of spare fabric and shirts hanging from the ceiling, the flames quickly spread to the upper floors, trapping workers desperate to get out. The horror of the fire led to legislation meant to improve factory safety standards in New York. It also helped establish a watchdog agency with powers to investigate labor conditions. Frances Perkins, who later served as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's labor secretary, would lead this agency.
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