"You load sixteen tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store Ernie Ford's recording of was released by Capitol Records in October 1955. By November 1955, the song was number one on both the Billboard country chart and Hot 100. Clearly a connection was made!"
"Our remarkable rebound came on the backs of workers, to whom Labor Day was dedicated in 1894. The U.S. Department of Labor master calendar states: "Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well‑being of our country.""
Labor Day honors the social and economic achievements of American workers and recognizes their contributions to national strength, prosperity, and well‑being. Songs such as "Sixteen Tons" captured worker passion and despair during postwar rebuilding; Ernie Ford's 1955 recording reached number one on both the Billboard country chart and the Hot 100. Music can heal stress, deepen gratitude, foster belonging, and turn hardship into courage and hope. Communities rely on a wide range of occupations including teachers, mechanics, nurses, upholstery refinishers, factory workers, lawyers, tattoo artists, accountants, armed forces, and office assistants. Labor Day provides a long weekend to honor labor and past struggles for fair wages, safe conditions, and dignity at work.
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