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Forum: History 09-04-2012, 05:41 PM
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Posted By BlueStreak
BH, A friend informed me that Labor Day...

BH,

A friend informed me that Labor Day "...was created by appreciative employers. It has nothing to do with unions." I know where he got that; I own a radio too. That garbage came from Limbaugh...
Forum: History 09-04-2012, 02:55 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,329
Posted By BlueStreak
What? No comments from the right? Dave

What? No comments from the right?

Dave
Forum: History 09-02-2012, 09:22 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,329
Posted By BlueStreak
Video of Memorial Day Massacre; ...

Video of Memorial Day Massacre;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q3RUGLfFv0

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jId4f3SE4vc&feature=watch_response

Dave
Forum: History 09-02-2012, 08:30 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,329
Posted By BlueStreak
Interesting article and I believe the issue is...

Interesting article and I believe the issue is not a new one. I believe at one point in the New Deal era, it was proposed that freedom to form a union be gauranteed as a constitutional right. But,...
Forum: History 09-02-2012, 05:54 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,329
Posted By BlueStreak
Yeah, I know. I am painfully aware of the games...

Yeah, I know. I am painfully aware of the games they play.

Dave
Forum: History 09-02-2012, 05:40 PM
Replies: 23
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Posted By BlueStreak
Could be. Although I tend to think the anti-labor...

Could be. Although I tend to think the anti-labor factions would then paint it as a Soviet (Communist) holiday.
Forum: History 09-02-2012, 05:24 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,329
Posted By BlueStreak
Yep, it sure is, Bob. I've even heard the...

Yep, it sure is, Bob. I've even heard the laughable comment that Labor Day has nothing to do with labor unions. That it was started by appreciative employers. Can you believe that?

The depth and...
Forum: History 09-02-2012, 04:49 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,329
Posted By BlueStreak
Labor Day

On this day we reflect and celebrate the American Worker. Here is a little info about the holiday and its origins.

http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm
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