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Initially I thought you were correct, but September Labor Day actually predates the Haymarket affair by four years. "The first big Labor Day in the United Stat
by riffic 15y ago
Initially I thought you were correct, but September Labor Day actually predates the Haymarket affair by four years.
"The first big Labor Day in the United States was observed on September 5, 1882, by the Central Labor Union of New York."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day
- kragen 15y agoYou're right. Thanks for the correction! It does look like Red-phobia played a role in keeping the September date, but it was trade unions that chose it initially.