It’s Labor Day, a time to recognize the contributions of workers in the broader economy, a key linchpin for bolstering quality of life across the United States.
The holiday also has become the official bookend to summer, a last chance for families to enjoy time together, often on vacation.
But when Congress set the holiday in 1894, national leaders were reacting to a series of strikes and job protests, a time where the hard edge of the industrial revolution was triggering intense questioning from workers about sharing the profits of capitalism…