My labor history for Labor Day 2021
I WAS 10 YEARS OLD when I got my first paying job (and my introduction to journalism). A couple hours one evening a week at the local weekly newspaper, I “caught” pages coming off the printing press to even them up in a big box. Then I spent a couple hours the next afternoon “throwing” my paper route.
My next paying job was while in high school. I worked Saturdays helping a maker and upholsterer…