Around the globe, most nations honor workers on May 1st. But "May Day" isn't celebrated in the US, despite the fact that the holiday was originally inspired by striking workers in Chicago in 1886. We get a lesson in American labor history, and find out how American workers came to be celebrated on the first Monday in September.
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May Day and Labor Day (Rebroadcast)
Listen Monday, Sep. 3, 2007 at 12:06 p.m. in Society
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Guests
Joseph McCartin
Associate Professor of History, Georgetown University
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