From 1959, a Labour Day not so dissimilar to Labour Day 2013.

In 1959, Canada’s pool of skilled and professional manpower needed improvement; organized labour was under attack like never before in Canada; the union movement was exerting great effort to overcome its’ weaknesses; and those who were seeking to undermine the trade union movement, were threatening the standard of life enjoyed by every Canadian.

Labour’s spearheading of improved social legislation by 1959 were likewise under attack as is now in 2013. The writer observed then, what is the case now,

“It is surely significant that some employer organisations, which would now impose all sorts of restrictions to weaken labour, have been missing from the leadership in these efforts in Canada.”

I could not have said it better.

So from 1959, a Labour Day message. Enjoy.

From: The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, September 5, 1959