If the people who invented Labor Day could see it today, they might be shocked. They hardly had in mind our long, relaxed farewell to the hot months of summer.
In its budding years Labor Day was an occasion for energetic action, not repose. It started surprisingly long ago, at a time when the union movement was young but strong and getting stronger, and it was dreamt up by radical, original thinkers and brought to life by the collective action of thousands of passionate activists. It was supposed to be a day for planning, action, and demonstration among the united workers of the nation.
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