Mother Jones
Born August 1, 1837(1837-08-01)
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Died November 30, 1930 (aged 93)
Occupation Labor and community organizer
It's Labor Day, and that means millions of Americans are celebrating.
Most Americans have no idea what Labor Day is, other than self-serving political speeches, hot dogs, burgers, a pool party, and the last day of a three-day holiday.
Few even know that Labor Day exists to allow people to remember and honor the struggles for respect, dignity, and acceptable wages and working conditions for the rank-and-file employees.
We don't know that the Knights of Labor created the first Labor Day in 1882 and that Congress made it a national holiday in 1894.
Almost none of us, including life-long union workers, know the personalities of the labor movement.
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