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Monday September 6th is Labor Day

The first Labor Day in the United States was celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City.  In the aftermath of the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals during the 1894 Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland put reconciliation with Labor as a top political priority. Fearing further conflict, legislation making Labor Day a national holiday was rushed through Congress unanimously and signed into law a mere six days after the end of the strike.  Cleveland was also concerned that aligning an American labor holiday with existing international May Day celebrations would stir up negative emotions linked to the Haymarket Affair.  All 50 U.S. states have made Labor Day a state holiday.  Pictured at right is a photo of a Labor Day parade on Main St. in Buffalo NY in 1900.

 


Protect and Serve America

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Protect & Serve America (www.protectserveamerica.org) is an organization comprised of dedicated members of our nation’s law enforcement and criminal justice communities, active and retired, who are committed to serving their country through international peacekeeping efforts to bring democracy and the rule of law to post-conflict nations, and to assist in combating global terrorism to protect the homeland.

Serve as an international police trainer or mentor, and under most conditions, your first $90,000 earned is tax-free.   Representatives from Protect & Serve America (PSA) John Fleming ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), retired NYPD detective, and Stanley Knee ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), former Austin Police Chief, visited the PLEA office and requested PLEA to notify members of the need for international job openings for police trainers.

PSA is actively seeking officers from larger metropolitan police departments and the broader police experience that comes from working in departments the size of Phoenix.  PSA fills a vital role for national peace keeping missions by providing police trainers in an international capacity.  If PLEA members are interested, PSA invites you to contact them via email or website

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