The Haymarket Massacre, or, Why most of the world celebrates Labor Day on May 1 and you don't.

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13. The Golden Rule: They who have the gold make the rules.

And, though we outnumber them, we have for centuries refused to use that to our advantage.

Another excerpt:

Far from being a gift to workers, Cleveland's recognition of Labor Day was a desperate political ploy to mollify the anger of the union movement he had just decimated. He and his Democratic Party rushed the federal holiday into law only days after his military assault on Pullman strikers.

This reinforces my growing belief that the only time they throw us a bone is when they are afraid of a possible uprising. That would fit both the New Deal and the Great Society. It seems to fit Labor Day as well.