happy labor day

red99pony · 09-07-2009, 08:52 AM

happy labor day everyone!

05Saleen · 09-07-2009, 11:05 AM

LXtasy · 09-07-2009, 11:10 AM

Happy labor day people.

BigdaddyDupree · 09-07-2009, 11:18 AM

happy labor day

LXtasy · 09-07-2009, 11:47 AM

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For most of us, Labor Day means backyard barbecues, weekend sales, and a last carefree day before school starts. But the laid-back holiday has some seriously sad history, including chaos, riots, and even death.

A tragic tale

Back in the days of the Industrial Revolution, workers were expected to put in 12-hour days, seven days a week (yes, including kids). Already sounds awful, right? It gets worse. In Pullman, Illinois, a company town that employed and housed workers to build posh railway cars, times had gotten tough. In response, George Pullman cut jobs and wages. It was 1893. Thousands of workers walked off their jobs in protest, demanding higher salaries and lower rents. Other unions joined, refusing to work the Pullman cars, turning the small-town fracas into a national fury.

With mail cars backing up, and riots worrying train execs, President Grover Cleveland stepped in. He declared the strike illegal and sent 12,000 troops to break the strike. Cue brutal protests and bloodshed. The strike was broken, but so was the spirit of the workers. To reach out to the labor movement, Congress rushed the national holiday into law. The bad will resulted in Cleveland losing re-election. But the day off for hot dogs endures.

Harry · 09-07-2009, 03:07 PM

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91notch · 09-07-2009, 03:57 PM

happy labor day

LXtasy · 09-07-2009, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Harry

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History lesson for those who just thinks "its a day off work"

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