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11. "In the United States, efforts to officially switch Labor Day to the international date of May 1"

Thu May 2, 2013, 07:10 PM

May 2013

In the United States, efforts to officially switch Labor Day to the international date of May 1 have not been successful. In 1921, following the Russian Revolution of 1917, May 1 was promoted as "Americanization Day" by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and other groups in opposition to communism. It became an annual event, sometimes featuring large rallies. In 1949, Americanization Day was renamed to Loyalty Day. In 1958, the U.S. Congress declared Loyalty Day, the U.S. recognition of May 1, a national holiday; that same year, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed May 1 Law Day as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers'_Day#United_States

Loyalty Day
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022788782

Massive DU History Fail.....the CONGRESS passed "Loyalty Day' in 1958.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022789102

Presidential Proclamation -- Law Day, 2013
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/04/30/presidential-proclamation-law-day-2013

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Massive DU History and Cultural FAIL!...May First is International Workers Day, [View all] bvar22 May 2013 OP

Meanwhile, bvar22 May 2013 #1

Happy International Workers Day (May Day) to my UNION Brothers at DU! bvar22 May 2013 #2

A May Day Tribute to Woody Guthrie: bvar22 May 2013 #6

And sisters tavalon May 2013 #120

K&R for a clever copycat. Brickbat May 2013 #3

IT'S BELTANE!!!! Where's my maypole!!!! nt msanthrope May 2013 #4

That's was we were doing at dawn on May Day... FailureToCommunicate May 2013 #34

Wow, I love that pic! Thanks! Always celebrated May Day with our local unions, too! freshwest May 2013 #56

Right here! We celebrated it in elementary school. freshwest May 2013 #49

Thank you freshwest! nt sheshe2 May 2013 #55

Now THAT's a cool may pole dance photo! FailureToCommunicate May 2013 #145

Mocking the Workers of the world are we? Well, they are silly really, thinking they have sabrina 1 May 2013 #61

?? FailureToCommunicate May 2013 #146

Sabrina likes to chide me. It's our thing. nt msanthrope May 2013 #164

I wish I hadn't still been on bedrest tavalon May 2013 #121

That's fine, go ahead and celebrate it OKNancy May 2013 #5

I am confused. Are saying that the president is a supporter of labor? or not? nm rhett o rick May 2013 #7

REALLY? I live outside DU World, also....I find many Americans are blindsided by KoKo May 2013 #8

union maid, not a typo HiPointDem May 2013 #41

+1 Glad you posted this. Raine1967 May 2013 #48

You never sang "Union Maid"? I learned it from my grandmother. aquart May 2013 #81

Union Maid! It's a song by Woody Guthrie OKNancy May 2013 #95

Reagan Democrat ctsnowman May 2013 #96

" I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, bvar22 May 2013 #9

Issuing this "proclamation" was wholly optional. woo me with science May 2013 #15

As per your usual stance Summer Hathaway May 2013 #31

As per yours, woo me with science May 2013 #32

As per my what? Summer Hathaway May 2013 #35

One person's pastime is another person's job. FSogol May 2013 #103

Hey, let's talk about that! woo me with science May 2013 #112

Nah, I don't agree. It's Skinner, Elads, and EarlG's website. FSogol May 2013 #117

Of course you don't agree. woo me with science May 2013 #118

I imagine spittle flew out of your mouth by the time you got to the term "3rd-way." FSogol May 2013 #124

I have lost the right to protest peacefully without anticipating woo me with science May 2013 #125

Hysterical nonsense. Bonus points for placing the blame on Obama. FSogol May 2013 #127

Tell me what is false. woo me with science May 2013 #128

Whatevers. FSogol May 2013 #130

I never heard that proclamation before. Did Bush declare International Labor Day to be 'Loyalty sabrina 1 May 2013 #67

Yes, Bush did as has every other president the last 5 decades tammywammy May 2013 #74

I thought we voted for change? Twice. This is totally irrelevant to today's Labor Force, and sabrina 1 May 2013 #75

Yes, there is a law tammywammy May 2013 #77

Is Obama living in the past Summer Hathaway May 2013 #76

I expect Bush to live in the past, in the old Cold War days. I don't expect a Democrat to do so. sabrina 1 May 2013 #79

So I take it Summer Hathaway May 2013 #82

None of them EVER gave a flying fuck before. DevonRex May 2013 #89

And most of them Summer Hathaway May 2013 #90

I had never heard of Loyalty Day either... dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #134

I don't think so. I think from reading his/her (?) posts....... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #149

Many of us will be elated Summer Hathaway May 2013 #154

I disagree with your charactarization of that poster...... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #156

Well, alrighty then Summer Hathaway May 2013 #162

All caps to me when I'm posting means that I'm stressing a word like...... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #165

Very true, from a guy who, too, appreciates May Day for what it stands for. n/t AverageJoe90 May 2013 #24

What??? He's a Democrat isn't he? It goes without saying that a Democratic President sabrina 1 May 2013 #63

nothing confusing about it OKNancy May 2013 #94

"Can you imagine what would happen if he proclaimed it IWD?" Scootaloo May 2013 #101

Familiarize yourself with the background of IWD OKNancy May 2013 #102

There are calls for impeachment when the man brushes his teeth Scootaloo May 2013 #133

I stand with labor. rhett o rick May 2013 #10

There's a pill billh58 May 2013 #16

There certainly IS a pill for that! bvar22 May 2013 #135

You extremists are billh58 May 2013 #137

OTOH, bvar22 May 2013 #142

Yep, you've posted the very billh58 May 2013 #144

Yep. Same Bio, but not just today. bvar22 May 2013 #152

Thanks for the history lesson billh58 May 2013 #155

"In the United States, efforts to officially switch Labor Day to the international date of May 1" ProSense May 2013 #11

lol rug May 2013 #13

It never WAS Labor Day!! Thank you! I was wondering WTF planet people were on. nt DevonRex May 2013 #20

It never was "Labor Day". bvar22 May 2013 #26

Well, bvar darlin', people called it Labor Day in another thread. DevonRex May 2013 #30

Go thank a Union Thug for your weekend off. bvar22 May 2013 #36

I belonged to a union when I worked bvar. So can it. nt DevonRex May 2013 #37

Oh? and did you enjoy your "Loyalty Day", devon? bvar22 May 2013 #42

Better Believe It!!!! DevonRex May 2013 #45

Get out some nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #39

Why don't you get out some Nadin? We have Labor Day here, too. DevonRex May 2013 #43

and the post went over your head nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #51

As I thought. This is the Very FIRST TIME YOU GAVE A FUCK about it. nt DevonRex May 2013 #88

What the Día del Trabajo? nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #109

Don't make me say it. freshwest May 2013 #59

i remember that law day shit... madrchsod May 2013 #160

Never let history be rewritten. rug May 2013 #12

From the WikiPedia article: billh58 May 2013 #14

Ssssh! You'll ruin the gloom with facts. freshwest May 2013 #60

Here: ProSense May 2013 #17

Words are easy magellan May 2013 #19

You mean ProSense May 2013 #25

I will make EFCA the Law of the Land! bvar22 May 2013 #38

Or ProSense May 2013 #52

+10000 Also the ongoing legal action to strip union rights and whistleblower protections woo me with science May 2013 #64

So did this about May Day thread posted days earlier: freshwest May 2013 #62

At least DUers aren't trying to co-opt MayDay marches as Occupy marches this year... SidDithers May 2013 #18

Yeah, I noticed that, too. Summer Hathaway May 2013 #33

Short terms actions instead of that tedious, long-term, everyday, thankless stuff like governing. freshwest May 2013 #65

Tell that to the occupiers that are still offer relief to the hurricane victims. Luminous Animal May 2013 #72

Really. Prove it. Show me the links that Occupy takes responsibility for all social movements. Luminous Animal May 2013 #71

Not going to name names. Summer Hathaway May 2013 #80

All hat. No cattle. Luminous Animal May 2013 #85

Well, that sums up OWS Summer Hathaway May 2013 #86

That sums up your unsubstantiated accusations. DU used to pride itself Luminous Animal May 2013 #91

Hey, believe what you want to believe Summer Hathaway May 2013 #92

The Occupy marches were in solidarity. They didn't attempt to coopt the historical Luminous Animal May 2013 #68

Well Sid I'd say.... DeSwiss May 2013 #78

And if there is anything we need right now truebluegreen May 2013 #21

Well said. zeemike May 2013 #27

Truth. deutsey May 2013 #99

This is how I spend International Workers Day nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #22

Fiber..it's not just for breakfast anymore Half-Century Man May 2013 #23

Third Way Sensibles say it's time to move on to new forms of organization. Octafish May 2013 #28

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! tabasco May 2013 #29

! Number23 May 2013 #83

loyalty day belongs in nazi germany. along with homeland security. HiPointDem May 2013 #40

I agree, bvar22 May 2013 #44

And it's Godwin for the win! Bobbie Jo May 2013 #54

Thank you! Arctic Dave May 2013 #46

Hear! Hear!! ReRe May 2013 #47

Thank you and Arctic Dave for pointing out Blue_In_AK May 2013 #50

Piggybacking the outrage widget Bobbie Jo May 2013 #53

This one was shorter on fatalism and angst than some of the others, almost parodies. freshwest May 2013 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #69

A century-old American anniversary that I posted on days ago, along with others. freshwest May 2013 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #73

Free marketers probably find it hard to stand with international workers. raouldukelives May 2013 #57

I'll second that emotion. nt Honeycombe8 May 2013 #58

DURec leftstreet May 2013 #84

All power to all people! Workers of the world unite! n/t Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #87

So I just thought I'd read a couple posts and here you go and post this thread suffragette May 2013 #93

Oh, don't tell me DU'ers have been pushing Loyalty Day. malthaussen May 2013 #97

dogs are loyal datasuspect May 2013 #98

Yup, and that's the mentality the one percent seek from us. woo me with science May 2013 #114

Ugh...more knee jerk misinformation Bobbie Jo May 2013 #100

How is a question "misinformation?" malthaussen May 2013 #104

Here you go Bobbie Jo May 2013 #105

Oooh, I didn't know I was dealing with the Shadow! malthaussen May 2013 #110

Um....okay Bobbie Jo May 2013 #111

Happy "Loyalty Day" Bobbie! bvar22 May 2013 #119

What a complete load of Bobbie Jo May 2013 #122

Bravo! billh58 May 2013 #131

Odd. bvar22 May 2013 #132

So, yeah... Bobbie Jo May 2013 #143

OK. so what are ya gonna DO about it? FairWinds May 2013 #106

k&r for labor. Laelth May 2013 #107

I did not get the impression that thinking Loyalty Day was kind of creepy had anything to do with djean111 May 2013 #108

I laughed at your last sentence. So true, 'maybe no one posted an OP about it' before. Exactly. sabrina 1 May 2013 #123

I'm a day late but thanks, bvar - I'm with you bread_and_roses May 2013 #113

Hear, hear! The latest step in the program to eliminate Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #115

Hear, Hear !!! - K & R !!! WillyT May 2013 #116

So youse are all talk? FairWinds May 2013 #126

Are you from Joisey? bvar22 May 2013 #138

K&R idwiyo May 2013 #129

I don't think the existence of the one denies the existence of the other LanternWaste May 2013 #136

Now there you go billh58 May 2013 #141

As a former SWP who got my district to vote SWP in the past, I have no problem with more than one freshwest May 2013 #147

You have been absolutely magnificent in this thread. Number23 May 2013 #148

Well now you went and did it, you done kicked the hornets nest! Rex May 2013 #139

"Workers" show much more than just "loyalty to their unions." bvar22 May 2013 #140

I don't really give a rat's ass about the bosses "Loyalty Day".... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #150

Condensed version of events ... Summer Hathaway May 2013 #151

Well said. FSogol May 2013 #153

Thanks, FSogol ... Summer Hathaway May 2013 #157

And that is even more well said! zappaman May 2013 #158

Thank you for so billh58 May 2013 #161

why do`t we go back to the original may day celebration? madrchsod May 2013 #159

You win the thread! ozone_man May 2013 #163