DemDaily: Labor’s Day
September 2, 2019
For most people Labor Day weekend signals the unofficial end of summer, the last trip to the beach or the beginning of the school year.

Knights of Labor
The concept of "Labor Day" was first promoted by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, which organized the first parade in New York City in 1882. In 1887, Oregon was the first state to celebrate Labor Day as a public holiday before it was signed into law as a federal holiday by President Grover Cleveland in 1894.
The legislation was driven by Cleveland in an attempt to solidify support among trade unions following the historic Pullman's strike that year -- and the deaths of workers at the hands of the US Army and US Marshals Service who intervened under his direction.

"Condition of the Laboring Man atPullman 1894"
The strike was a turning point in history and Labor Day is a reminder of the hard-fought privileges won then - and the ongoing struggles of today's American labor movement.
Happy Labor Day from DemList!

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