BigHaas [he/him] to chapotraphouse • 1 year agoWhy does the US have a labor day when the entire point of the US is crushing labor?message-squaremessage-square15 fedilinkarrow-up171file-text
arrow-up171message-squareWhy does the US have a labor day when the entire point of the US is crushing labor?BigHaas [he/him] to chapotraphouse • 1 year agomessage-square15 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebuckykat [none/use name]hexbear89·1 year agoUS Labor Day literally exists to erase real Labor Day, 1 May, which commemorates the Haymarket Affair. link
minus-squareWoofWoof91 [comrade/them]hexbear52·1 year agofun fact! they rebranded may day to "loyalty day"! things you do when you're definitely not the evil empire of the day link
minus-squareNeelixBiederman [he/him]hexbear23·1 year agoYeah, Labor Day was created after the bloody Pullman(?) Strike basically as a way to distract from May Day link
minus-squarebuckykat [none/use name]hexbear17·1 year agoIt was a general strike for the 8 hour day link
US Labor Day literally exists to erase real Labor Day, 1 May, which commemorates the Haymarket Affair.
fun fact! they rebranded may day to "loyalty day"!
things you do when you're definitely not the evil empire of the day
Yeah, Labor Day was created after the bloody Pullman(?) Strike basically as a way to distract from May Day
It was a general strike for the 8 hour day