Pilots and flight attendants, actors and writers and auto workers are among the labor groups emboldened to win better deals from their employers.
AdvertisementThe origins of Labor Day date back to the late 19th century, when activists first sought to establish a day that would pay tribute to workers.The first U.S. Labor Day celebration took place in New York City on Sept. 5, 1882. Some 10,000 workers marched in a parade organized by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor.
The national holidays were established during a period of pivotal actions by organized labor. In the U.S., Vachon points to the Pullman Railroad Strike that began in May 1894, which effectively shut down rail traffic in much of the country.“The federal government intervened to break the strike in a very violent way that left more than a dozen workers dead,” Vachon said. Cleveland soon made Labor Day a national holiday in an attempt “to repair the trust of the workers.
New York and Chicago, for example, hold parades for thousands of workers and their unions. Such festivities aren’t practiced as much in regions where unionization has historically been eroded, Vachon said, or didn’t take a strong hold in the first place.
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