Unemployed Labor Day 2009
According to the venerable web-lopedia Wikipedia:
The first Labor Day in the United States was celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City.
In the aftermath of the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the US military and US Marshals during the 1894 Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland put reconciliation with Labor as a top political priority.
Fearing further conflict, legislation making Labor Day a national holiday was rushed through Congress unanimously and signed into law a mere six days after the end of the strike.
Unemployment in California is now above 11%, and this figure would be much higher if not for the largest penitentiary population in the United States. Total U.S. unemployment stands at 14.9 million.
This Labor Day, celebrate your job, if you have one, stay out of prison, and please give to Jerry’s Kids.
