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Episode 16 - Labor Day! · RealTalkwithMikeD

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Real Talk with Mike D. Alright, welcome back
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  Speaker 1: to Real Talk with Mike D. I am Mike D.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for spending your time with me. Thank you
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  Speaker 1: for being here. And as always, thank you for listening.
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  Speaker 1: Today we're going to talk about Labor Day. We all
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  Speaker 1: enjoy having a three-day weekend. We all enjoy spending time
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  Speaker 1: with family and friends. Having cookouts. and just enjoying that
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  Speaker 1: extra day to ourselves. But you know, for some people,
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  Speaker 1: Labor Day means backyard barbecues, cold drinks, sleeping in, watching football,
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  Speaker 1: spending time with family, trying to squeeze three days of
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  Speaker 1: relaxation into about 12 hours. But Labor Day is actually
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  Speaker 1: about a whole lot more than that. It's about work.
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  Speaker 1: About the people who get up every morning, put on
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  Speaker 1: their boots, uniforms, scrubs, work clothes, or whatever it takes
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  Speaker 1: to go out there and earn a living. It's about
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  Speaker 1: the people who keep this country moving. So today, we're
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  Speaker 1: going to talk about Labor Day, where it came from,
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  Speaker 1: what it means, and why maybe we should appreciate that
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  Speaker 1: extra day off just a little bit more. Labor Day
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  Speaker 1: is celebrated on the first Monday of September here in
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  Speaker 1: the United States. And traditionally, It recognizes the contributions and
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  Speaker 1: achievements of American workers. Now I know what some of
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  Speaker 1: you are thinking. Mike, I thought Labor Day was just
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  Speaker 1: the unofficial end of summer. Well, you would be wrong.
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  Speaker 1: For a lot of Americans, Labor Day weekend means the
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  Speaker 1: end of summer vacations, that last big cookout of the season,
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  Speaker 1: and that sad realization that the kids are back in school.
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  Speaker 1: It's also the weekend where people suddenly realize Wait a minute,
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  Speaker 1: summer went by that fast? But behind the barbecues and
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  Speaker 1: weekend plans is a pretty important history. Labor Day grew
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  Speaker 1: out of the American labor movement in the late 1800s,
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  Speaker 1: when workers were pushing for better working conditions, reasonable hours,
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  Speaker 1: and better treatment on the job. The first known Labor
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  Speaker 1: Day celebration took place in New York City on September 5, 1882.
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  Speaker 1: organized by the Central Labor Union. Thousands of workers and
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  Speaker 1: their families gathered for a parade, speeches, and a picnic.
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  Speaker 1: It was a public way for working people to show
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  Speaker 1: their strength and celebrate what they contributed to their communities.
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  Speaker 1: Isn't that amazing? So that is the history behind Labor Day.
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  Speaker 1: We all think it's about that extra day off. We
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  Speaker 1: all think it's about cookouts. But really, it's about work.
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  Speaker 1: Reflecting on all the hard work that we do throughout
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  Speaker 1: the year. And we get that extra day off to
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  Speaker 1: just relax. But anyhow, I appreciate you all being here.
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  Speaker 1: I appreciate you listening. I hope you all have a
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  Speaker 1: wonderful and safe holiday weekend. And I will see you
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  Speaker 1: all In the next episode. Peace.