Today is Labor Day. Today we remember those who built the pyramids and the Great Wall of China and the magnificent Gothic cathedrals of Europe. Those who tilled the fields as serfs and picked the cotton and harvested the fruit while they lived in shacks and were ripped off by the company store. Those who worked in the mines and steel factories. Those who worked as child laborers and worked endless hours in sweat shops. Those who were beaten by hired thugs just because they wanted fair working conditions. Those who still work at minimum wage and barely feed their families. Those who work multiple jobs to keep their families above water. Those who still work diligently even as wealth pours into the coffers of the rich.
Happy Labor Day.
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