- Harper’s Weekly, July 21, 1894
- Some 6,000 federal and state troops, 3,100 police, and 5,000 deputy marshals hit the streets of Chicago in July 1894.
To sum up: The holiday we celebrate during this long weekend is about workers and their rights, not about whether or not it’s reasonable to wear white, drink beer or attend wet T-shirt contests — it really has nothing at all to do with summer.
The 119-year-old Labor Day commemoration is, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, “a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.”
What the government’s webpage doesn’t discuss, however, is that the holiday only became widely accepted in the mid-1890s after the U.S. Military and U.S. Marshalls killed 34 protesters during the violent Pullman Strike that began in Chicago in 1894. It was in response to wage cuts and other ridiculousness at the hands of a robber baron who was so hated by workers that, after he died years later, his family buried his dead body extra deep in steel-reinforced concrete so his body wouldn’t be desecrated.
And you thought you hated your boss.
In related news, and as one tiny example of how labor issues aren’t a thing of the past, check out this Brave New Foundation video, “Meet the new American sweatshop,” about car washes in Los Angeles:
This article appears in Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2011.
Worker’s Rights?? What about apartment tenant’s rights to get what they pay for when they pay their bloody rent!!
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09/03/2011 Do Not Move Here !!! NO 1.0
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9/3/11 Saturday 10:20am Don’t move here……lisen to me. Now that I’m sure you got the message, lets chat for a minute or two. First===this place is pretty on the outside but ugly on the inside with old buildings, old … more
09/03/2011 Mcalpine Ridge_ Dont be Fooled!!! NO 1.0
When i first moved into the apartment the staff was really nice. i complained about a few things that needed to be fixed in the apartment and the manager agreed to fix them for me. 2 weeks after I moved … more
08/24/2011 cat land NO 2.0
The staff is nice for the most part well before management changed without a notice. The new manager Matt seems to be a real jerk off. The property did not have the thoughtfulness to even send a notice stating both … more
08/11/2011 Truth be told NO 2.0
When i moved in 7/2010 i was very happy. they told me my contract was from 1st of the month when i moved to the first of the same month the next year . I paid my rent to 7/1/11 … more
07/24/2011 GOOD MOVE IN SPECIALS YES 3.0
BEEN HERE SINCE FEB 1ST 2011 AND HAPPY TO HAVE AS 1ST APARTMENT.DONT HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS OTHER THAN MANEGY CATS RUNNING AROUND THE COMPLEX IS A NUSIANCE,ITS SUMMER AND IN OVER A HUNDRED DEGREE WEATHER THE TRASH SMELLS OUTSIDE. AREA … more
07/07/2011 This Place Is a Wreck NO 1.0
06/08/2011 Nothing to write home about…. NO 3.0
11/02/2010 Great place to live YES 4.0
06/20/2010 WORST apt complex that I’ve ever lived in NO 1.0
07/12/2009 Ruthless corporate policy, random rule changes. NO 2.0
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06/04/2009 Good so far!!! YES 5.0
05/01/2009 Former Tenent NO 1.0
12/16/2008 Not Happy NO 2.0
10/17/2008 Things DO NOT Change NO 1.0
09/03/2008 If you like/don’t like cats… NO 2.0
04/01/2008 If you like noisy, drug dealing neighbors this place is perfect for you!!!!!! NO 3.0
02/15/2008 nice people and nice place YES 4.0
02/11/2008 The whole truth YES 3.0
06/18/2007 Worst Customer Service in the whole world NO 1.0
05/21/2007 If you aren’t a fan of cockroaches, this place is not for you. NO 1.0
08/11/2006 Perfect place to live – for ghetto stars NO 1.0
07/14/2006 Scary place to live NO 1.0
06/12/2006 to many —— YES 3.0
09/29/2005 Wanna get jumped? NO 2.0
09/09/2005 Horrible experience NO 1.0
09/08/2005 If you don’t like to sleep, live here NO 2.0
06/16/2005 Read this for an honest review NO 1.0
03/21/2005 McAlpine AKA “The Ghetto” NO 1.0
01/27/2005 VERY VERY VERY BADDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!! NO 1.0
11/04/2004 Don’t Recommend at ALL! NO 3.0
01/08/2004 Good apt complex! YES 4.0
10/07/2003 Dont Move Here!!! NO 1.0
06/20/2003 Bad experience NO 2.0