We don't see slavery as overlapping with labour history, but that's a mistake. Productive labour of slaves was cornerstone of economy
@ephraim_quin @jacremes Labour Day iconography draws on traditions that pre-dates the holiday.
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@HeerJeet@ephraim_quin Perceive some tension between Labor Day as a celebration of unions and a commemoration of work. -
@jacremes@ephraim_quin Yes, there's that as well. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet@ephraim_quin (Obviously this applies to the very small portion of the population that celebrates it politically at all.) -
@HeerJeet@ephraim_quin There's good reason for both. As a unionist, I like being able to talk about unions specifically, but especially
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