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| Hospital worker. __ Today is Labour Day in Canada. It is celebrated on the first Monday of September and it is a federal statutory holiday. The origins of Labour day in Canada can be traced back to a printer's revolt in 1872 in Toronto, when labourers tried to establish a maximum 54 hour work week. At that time, any union activity was considered illegal and the organizers were jailed. Protest marches of over 10,000 formed in response. This eventually led to the Prime Minister Sir John A. MacDonald repealing the anti union laws and arranging the release of the organizers as well. |
Monday, September 05, 2016
Between Shifts
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Well captured, she looks tired...
ReplyDeleteInteresting story and good portrait Andy.
ReplyDeletehappy labour day ,laborers are quite basic source of healthy living i salute them
ReplyDeleteShe looks exhausted.
ReplyDeleteHappy Labor Day! I'm glad you included that history in your post.
ReplyDeleteI hope her shift was the finishing one. She appears weary. Labor Day in the U.S.A. too---have a good one.
ReplyDeleteit's labor day here as well...i am reminded of my past days of wearing scrubs. i am a nurse (not working now) but wore scrubs for many years!!!
ReplyDeleteApparently hundreds of people turned out for the Labour Day parade this morning!
ReplyDeleteHappy Labor Day! We are having this holiday today also. Great portrait of a working woman, I like it very, very much.
ReplyDeleteExcellent Labor Day subject.
ReplyDeleteThe American Labor Day seems to have later origins. There is some dispute as to who is credited with the idea of a holiday to celebrate the contribution of workers. Same say it was Peter McGuire of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, while others contend it was Matthew Maguire, Secretary of the International Association of Machinists in 1882. But it did not become a national holiday in the U.S. until after the Pullman Strike of May 11, 1884 when a quarter of a million union workers went out on strike snarling transportation nation wide. The Federal Government made it a national holiday on the first Monday in September in 1887 to try to heal the bad feelings from the Pullman Strike and the Federal troops who were called out to crush it. Interesting that Canada and the U.S. celebrate Labor Day on the same day. Fine labor oriented photo.
ReplyDeleteVery tired! Interesting photo, for sure.
ReplyDeleteSick folks still are in need on Labor Day!
ReplyDeleteGreat capture for Labor Day... she looks tired!
ReplyDeleteShe does seem tired.
ReplyDeleteperfectly captured moment.
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