The U.S. Department of Labor's page on the history of Labor Day notes the holiday "is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers." Before the story goes further, I just want to clarify the meaning of "labor." It isn't pointing to the dictionary definition of work but to a productive activity where people's work done in a certain mode of production is compensated with a wage in return. In other words, labor is valued as a commodity. In the late 1800s, at the height of the Industrial Revolution in the U.S., the average American worked 12-hour days and seven-day weeks. Despite restrictions in some states, children as young as 5 or 6 toiled in mills, factories and mines across the country. People of all ages, particularly the very poor and recent immigrants, often faced extremely unsafe working conditions. A watershed moment in American labor history brought workers' rights into the public's view. On May 11, 1894, employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company in Chicago went on strike to protest wage cuts and the firing of union representatives. To break the strike, the federal government (President Grover Cleveland) dispatched troops to Chicago, unleashing a wave of riots that resulted in the deaths of more than a dozen workers. Congress passed legislation making the first Monday of September a day to "recognize" (more like, appease) workers. Today, Labor Day symbolizes the end of summer and is celebrated with parades and parties. But in this time of economic recovery, with an apparently unstoppable widening of America's wealth stratification, it's worth taking a moment to think about Labor Day in its original, bloody backdrop.
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 A video that shows the beheading of American Steven Sotloff was delivered as a "second message to America" to halt airstrikes in Iraq, following through on a threat to kill the journalist. (CNN) |
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Some 400 hectares (988 acres) in the Etzion Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem were declared "state land, on the instructions of the political echelon" by the military-run Civil Administration. (HP)
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Halliburton Co, North America's top oilfield services provider, said it reached a $1.1bn settlement for a majority of claims related to its role in BP's fatal oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. (Guardian)
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Revel, which employed 3,100 at its peak, was the third Atlantic City casino to close this year. Its nearest neighbor, the Showboat, closed on Sunday. A fourth casino, the Trump Plaza, is scheduled to close Sept. 16. (Reuters)
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North Korea allowed three American prisoners to speak briefly with Western reporters Monday. Kenneth Bae, Matthew Miller and Jeffrey Edward Fowle described their time in captivity and appealed in interviews with CNN and the Associated Press to have a high-ranking U.S. official negotiate for their release. (USA Today)
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Tom Hanks' love affair with typewriters began in the 1970s, with his first proper typewriter - a Hermes 2000. Typewriters are "beautiful works of art," he tells NPR's Audie Cornish. "And I've ended up collecting them from every ridiculous source possible." (NPR)
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