Episode 20 | Labor Day!

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Synopsis

Episode 20 – Welcome to Wonder Land and the origins of the Three Day Weekend we call Labor Day! How and why do we celebrate Labor Day?

Research Links

https://www.pbs.org/articles/workers-rights-activists-and-the-history-of-labor-day/

https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history

https://blog.dol.gov/2021/07/27/labor-department-history

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/labor-day-1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day

https://www.dol.gov/general/aboutdol

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Labor

Click to access FairLaborStandAct.pdf

https://ofm.wa.gov/state-human-resources/compensation-job-classes/compensation-administration/fair-labor-standards-act-flsa-washington-minimum-wage-act-wmwa/fair-labor-standards-act-flsa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Labor_Standards_Act_of_1938

Click to access R43089.pdf

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/05/1052968060/how-the-40-hour-work-week-became-the-norm

https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/40-hour-work-week

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-hour_day

https://www.npr.org/2015/08/13/432122637/keynes-predicted-we-would-be-working-15-hour-weeks-why-was-he-so-wrong

http://www.econ.yale.edu/smith/econ116a/keynes1.pdf

Home

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/labor-union.asp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_unions_in_the_United_States

March 1: Creation of the First Union with a Closed-Shop Agreement in the U.S.

https://www.nlrb.gov/strikes

https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/what-is-a-strike

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