100 years ago three Salem unions led the celebration.
But as Labor Day approached, indeed all through 1919, the rhetoric of the "Red Scare" was a potent force as Capital sought to diminish and control Labor's power. Governmental power was also brought to bear against strikers.
There had already been a phone strike here over the summer.
Later in September and into the fall, there were also strikes among hop-pickers and lumber mill workers, and we may visit these on their anniversaries.
Labor history's not the thing here, and you may know more about it.
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