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15. Yes it does

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 06:22 PM

Aug 2013

Just like Labor day countless people from AROUND the world made sacrifices to get this holiday and its sad that we ignore it.

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COMMENTARY: Labor Day and the unions’ forgotten religious roots [View all] rug Aug 2013 OP

Do you have any thoughts on Labor Day? rug Aug 2013 #3

I'm sure I will. xfundy Aug 2013 #4

Deceptive War on Christmas article masquerading as a Labor day article! LostOne4Ever Aug 2013 #6

Personally, I prefer to celebrate May Day. rug Aug 2013 #8

LostOne4Ever nailed it GOOD, huh? 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2013 #9

You should read all sentences in the post. In sucession. 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2013 #11

I did. You should try it. rug Aug 2013 #12

From what I saw it was more the author than it was Rug LostOne4Ever Aug 2013 #16

Exactly! LostOne4Ever Aug 2013 #17

I am with you on that. LostOne4Ever Aug 2013 #13

May Day IS Labor Day everywhere... except the USA. 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2013 #14

Yes it does LostOne4Ever Aug 2013 #15

Yup one of Pope Leo XIII's most important encyclicals was gopiscrap Sep 2013 #18

Pius XI followed up on it forty years later. rug Sep 2013 #19