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Monday, September 04, 2006
Labour Day --Labor Day
:: Posted by Bryan @ 9/04/2006 01:36:00 AM 
Happy Labour Day!
Of course, Labour Day began in Canada as an annual event commemorating the 1872 Toronto Printer's Strike and John A. MacDonald's repeal of anti-labour legislation. The U.S. labour movement copied the Canadian example and Grover Cleveland made it an official holiday in the 'States by 1887, choosing the first Monday in September because anarchists and socialists preferred May 1st.
The image above is from a comic book called Joe Worker, published by the "National Labor Service, USA" and Commercial Comics. It is illustrated by Jack Alderman, a Canadian cartoonist "who did work for more than 15 companies in the 1940s," according to information dug up by Tom Christopher. Christopher's site is well worth exploring for a look at rare propaganda comics with a labour theme.Labels: Ontario, Toronto
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