September 5 is the anniversary of the First Labour Day Parade in 1882, in which workers had managed to secure a worker’s holiday. Now how is this a dark day you might ask? It’s not. Holidays are a great thing, and this one still exists to this day (although not a mandatory one).
But… there IS a problem here. International Worker’s Day is on May 1. And furthermore, it’s to commemorate American Workers winning an 8 hour work day by paying for it with their own blood.
But there were two problems with this. Firstly, the American oligarchs do not like being reminded of the Haymarket Massacre. They would prefer to forget about it completely, as it might give workers the “wrong idea”. Secondly, communists were very eager to celebrate their American comrades’ triumph, and May Day became huge in communist countries. This was even more alarming to the capitalist regime.
In a move with crystal clear intentions, Eisenhower declared the first of may to be Law Day. The September labour day stays, but it’s lost its meaning over time. For Americans, it’s more associated with the end of summer than with the labourer’s struggle. Thus, what is ostensibly supposed to be a day in celebration of worker’s rights, has been slowly eroded after a century of propaganda about the left.
Apologies, I forgot to post this the other day. (I was out of town and very busy that day and the honourable mentions slipped my notice):
Honourable Mentions (not used because I wanted to make a Labour Day Special):
US Military called in to shoot striking textile workers. Several were killed, and hundreds of more were beaten and/or imprisoned.
Great war chief Crazy Horse is killed after surrendering to the US military.
William Calley is scapegoated for the My Lai massacre. He was the only soldier to be convicted, and he was pardoned shortly after by Richard Nixon.