Sure, Christmas movies for Christmastime, ad infintum, but Labor Day movies? Why not? Most of us seem unaware of it, but Labor Day is in fact a day federally designated to celebrate the unions and a unionized working class. It was initiated in 1887 by President Grover Cleveland to appease the a discontented working class, and the possibility of labor groups using the anniversary of the Haymarket riots and hangings of 1886 to institute an annual protest parade against the ownership class. Today, it’s merely a salute to the very work everyone gets a day off from. But hey, a little labor history’s good for the colon — and these 13 films (or any selections thereof) aren’t the worst way to honor the holiday.
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On DVD: How to Organize a Do-It Yourself Labor Day Film Festival
