We hope you will enjoy Labor Day. Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, following the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals during the Pullman strike. The conflict began in the town of Pullman, Illinois on May 11 when approximately 3,000 employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company began a wildcat strike in response to a recent reduction in wages bringing traffic west of Chicago to a halt.
As you enjoy Labor Day you have to remember those who have given the ultimate sacrifice and you have to be proud. It is the transport workers who lead and others that follow. It has been proven that the transport workers are courageous and hardworking people that work in tough conditions and who are not afraid to challenge the employer.
We here in the why did you join the union, respect, appreciate and are proud of you. We are aware that it is difficult work but it is important work because it is you who move New York. Labor Day exists only after transport workers paid the ultimate sacrifice. It is you the bus operators, cleaners, collecting agents, conductors, electronic specialists, helpers, car inspectors, maintainers, railroad stock workers, railroad track cleaners, station agents, power electronic technicians, tower operators, traffic checkers, train operators, transit electrical power helpers, transit property protection agents, and all members of the Local 100 that keep things going.
We here in why did you join the union are aware of the presence of challenges, however you have to look to the future which is ours and we know you can rise to the challenges and conquer them. Nothing is impossible in the face of members of Local 100 and we believe in you.
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