Happy Labor Day! Here are some lessons from 3 major events that became central to U.S. history and the modern labor movement.
Dennis Caruso/NY Daily News Archive via Getty ImagesAir traffic controllers walk the picket line at the airport during strike on August 15, 1981.Labor Day became an official federal holiday in 1894, thanks to President Grover Cleveland. At its core, the day is meant to celebrate the common worker.and what comes to mind? Grilled hot dogs, the end of summer? Maybe back-to-school sales?
More than 1,000 janitors with the Service Employees International Union rally and march as their contracts expire ahead of a potential strike on Sept. 1, 2021, in Los Angeles.Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Fire fighters try to put out the 1911 catastrophic fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Building which killed 146 workers as a result of looked doors and missing fire escapes.George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images
But doors to the stairwells were locked, a common practice at the time so bosses could prevent unauthorized breaks and alleged theft. The foreman with the keys to unlock the doors managed to escape, leaving hundreds of others behind.
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