The History of Labor Day

Greeting fellow workers! Hope you treated yourself and considered your value today!

UPDATE: Did you know approval and appreciation of unions is on an upswing? My personal guess is it has a lot to do with COVID-19 when we collectively experienced crises related to the fragility of our employment status, the need for health benefits and paid leave, and absolutely treacherous workplace safety. Work is political. People work to earn a living, but work is not one's whole life. Supporting your fellow workers to make workplaces better improves productivity and helps the business thrive by decreasing turnover, burnout, and improving employee service. It's a good thing!

UPDATE: We often talk about how the labor movement put an end to child labor (conditionally) but the labor movement also protects aging workers by making retirement more comfortably possible. 

Note--an important part of the end of child labor is free, compulsory education. A free and fair society means that our children have the means to grow up and fend for themselves because they have the knowledge to do so. A free and fair society means we don't write off people because they are no longer productive workers.