- industrial revolution
- 1880, 1982, 1894
- weekends, overtime pay, work weeks
- 1894 President Grover Cleveland send federal troops
- June 28,1894 Labor Day became an official national holiday
- May 1st is international workers day May Day
- Haymarket affair 1886 Chicago, peaceful rally for eight hour workday, turn violent May 1, 1886
- President Cleveland was worried that celebrating Labor Day on May 1 what cause socialist and anarchist movements across the United States of America
- fair, labor, standards act of 1938… national minimum wage and banned child labor
- Before 40 hour work weeks there were 60 hour work weeks
- Weekends… henry Ford, 1926 paid vacation
- pay sick-leave San Francisco 2007
- occupational safety, and health act stands for OSHA 1970
Do you think Labor Day is just about BBQs and the end of summer? Think again.
This video uncovers the dark origins of America’s labor movement and the often-forgotten struggles that led to this national holiday.
We’ll explore the deadly Pullman Strike of 1894, shocking working conditions in the Gilded Age, clashes between workers and armed forces, and how Labor Day became a federal holiday.
Learn the real story behind the long weekend. Like, subscribe, and share to spread awareness of labor history!
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