This weeks playlist is in honour of Labour Day. Labour Day in Canada is celebrated on the first Monday of September. It originally gave workers the chance to campaign for better working conditions or pay. The day is now part of a long weekend for many Canadians.
The origins of Labour Day can be traced back to April 15, 1872, when the Toronto Trades Assembly organized Canada’s first significant demonstration for worker’s rights. The aim of the demonstration was to release the 24 leaders of the Toronto Typographical Union who were imprisoned for striking to campaign for a nine-hour working day. At this time, trade unions were still illegal and striking was seen as a criminal conspiracy to disrupt trade. In spite of this, the Toronto Trades Assembly was already a significant organization and encouraged workers to form trade unions, mediated in disputes between employers and employees and signaled the mistreatment of workers.
There was enormous public support for the parade and the authorities could no longer deny the important role that the trade unions had to play in the emerging Canadian society. A few months later, a similar parade was organized in Ottawa and passed the house of Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John Macdonald. Later in the day, he appeared before the gathering and promised to repeal all Canadian laws against trade unions. This happened in the same year and eventually led to the founding of the Canadian Labour Congress in 1883.
Labour Day was originally celebrated in the spring but it was moved to the fall after 1894. A similar holiday, Labor Day is held on the same day in the United States of America. Canadian trade unions are proud that this holiday was inspired by their efforts to improve workers’ rights. Many countries have a holiday to celebrate workers’ rights on or around May 1. (from timeanddate.com)
History lesson is now over. Enjoy your long weekends and cheers to all the workers fighting for their rights! Maybe this playlist will help kick things off. I will spend some time thinking about it in my hammock and try not to think about the signal of summer ending.
Good morning!
Good morning Benoit!
Hello
Hi, dar!
Hey Garf!
Carolyn Mark told me about 8tracks.com for making playlists. I will have to check into it and see if it will work for our needs here.
I had forgetten all about 8tracks, I didn’t know it was still going
Looking at it, I am not sure it will work for me but maybe an occasional one.
I will have a play with it over the weekend and see what I can come up with
Good day.
not reading about the playlist just hitting play with a great deal of glee; optimizing screen time.
Not to be outdone by Suki, who is doing well today, I had an anaphylactic reaction yesterday and ended up in ER. Eli pen and all sorts of other fun.
It is a beautiful day so I am going to take this playlist outside and sit in the sun.
My goodness morgana! You do keep things exciting. The words up there are just history of Labour Day. Enjoy the sun and the music!
You know it goes sometimes darbar. I am ready for a boring period of time.
The next period of screen time I have I will be updating my med info on my IPhone.
MUSIC! I have a ticket for Great Lake Swimmers sometime this month!
I certainly do know how it goes sometimes. I hope for boring smooth sailing for you.
Great Lake Swimmers are here on the 13th. I love the new album.
Happy Labour Day weekend everyone! Some interesting labour history in Winnipeg – the general strike of 1919 shaped many of our labour laws. I learned a bit recently on a historical walking tour I did. Anyway. Now they have a local beer by a Brewery called Little Brown Jug called 1919. It’s a hit. I have a feeling that many don’t get the reference. Tasty though!
Sorry to hear about your dogs (and your own) health issues morgana! hope your feeling better,
I was just reading a bit about that last night ft. I am certain most don’t get the reference.
Baby Shark takes a bite out of the UK Top 40 charts
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-45368180
Well I enjoyed my playlist 😀
That Baby Shark song would drive me bonkers!!
It’s stuck in my head!
No new post today, normal service will resume tomorrow*
*depending on how you define normal
No problem Garf. Normal is normal.