[Goober5000]

H*R

[Phantom Hoover]

i can't be arsed to google but is labor day really a national holiday celebrating trade unionism in a country in which unions are hated and basically toothless? like is it some sort of cruel joke

[Dragon]

I was actually surprised US had something like that when I learned of it. In Poland we have a similar thing, but it's heavily associated with the commies. Indeed, the whole idea has a communist ring to it for anyone who lived in the Soviet Block, due to how much they exalted the working man and woman.

Garfield had something to say about the idea :

[SpardaSon21]

i can't be arsed to google but is labor day really a national holiday celebrating trade unionism in a country in which unions are hated and basically toothless? like is it some sort of cruel joke

So, what you're saying is "I have no idea what's going on but here's some anti-American snark anyways."

[Scourge of Ages]

i can't be arsed to google but is labor day really a national holiday celebrating trade unionism in a country in which unions are hated and basically toothless? like is it some sort of cruel joke

I believe it's actually celebrating WE DON'T HAVE TO WORK TODAY YAY! unless you work in like a restaurant or something

[Phantom Hoover]

So, what you're saying is "I have no idea what's going on but here's some anti-American snark anyways."

i mean you're not saying i'm wrong

[qwadtep]

i can't be arsed to google but is labor day really a national holiday celebrating trade unionism in a country in which unions are hated and basically toothless? like is it some sort of cruel joke

I'm pretty sure it dates back to the turn of the 20th century when unions were still a positive force and not themselves abusive businesses.

[NGTM-1R]

i can't be arsed to google but is labor day really a national holiday celebrating trade unionism

No.

(It's about the concept of the worker, rather like Karl Marx is, rather than any particular working group or organization.)

[Scotty]

It is also a cruel joke.


(no I'm not bitter I had to work today, why do you ask)

[Mongoose]

Labor Day: that day when most people have off, but the people that don't get run twice as ragged because their place of employment is probably having a huge sale.