Here in North America, we're in the throes of a three-day weekend:
Labor Day, or
Labour Day, is here! Since labor unions and respect for labor have all but ceased to exist in the U.S., Labor Day means nothing anymore - apart from the fact some folks have today off from work.
As for me, on Labor Day I think of the
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York city back in 1911. It exemplifies, in my view, what workers have been - and always will be - up against when dealing with power elites.
You can view a brief video on the subject by right-clicking on
this link and selecting "Save Link As" (or words to that effect). Not covered due to the video's brevity are such factors as: the fire marshal tried in vain for several months before the fire to get the building's owners to install a sprinkler system, the emergency-escape door on the floor where most of the victims died was kept locked by the factory's owners to prevent workers consulting with union organizers, the city's fire department had the latest state-of-the-art fire fighting equipment yet it was insufficient to fight fires above a sixth storey.
