TIP OF THE WEEK

 

                                                                    September 3, 2009

 

Did you know...? 

 

Labor Day

 

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.

 

How Labor Day Came About

 

As the Industrial Revolution took hold of the nation, the average American in the late 1800s worked 12-hour days, seven days a week in order to make a basic living.  Children were also working, as they provided cheap labor to employers and laws against child labor were not strongly enforced.

 

With the long hours and terrible working conditions, American unions became more prominent and voiced their demands for a better way of life.  On Tuesday September 5, 1882, 10,000 workers marched from city hall to Union Square in New York City, holding the first-ever Labor Day parade.  Participants took an unpaid day-off to honor the workers of America, as well as vocalize issues they had with employers.  In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date.  The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.

 

On May 11, 1894, workers of the Pullman Palace Car Company in Chicago struck to protest wage cuts and the firing of union representatives.  They sought support from their union led by Eugene V. Debs and on June 26 the American Railroad Union called a boycott of all Pullman railway cars.  Within days, 50,000 rail workers complied and railroad traffic out of Chicago came to a halt.  On July 4, President Grover Cleveland dispatched troops to Chicago.  Much rioting and bloodshed ensued, but the government's actions broke the strike and the boycott soon collapsed.  Debs and three other union officials were jailed for disobeying the injunction.  The strike brought worker's rights to the public eye and Congress declared, in 1894, that the first Monday in September would be the holiday for workers, known as Labor Day.

 

To learn more about Labor Day visit the US Department of Labor's website at:  http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm or the History Channel's website at http://www.history.com/.

 

 

In celebration of Labor Day, OHS-COMPCARE and Adult Quick Care will be closed on Monday September 7, 2009.  If your employee is injured and needs immediate care please refer them to the nearest emergency room.  To ensure properly managed care for your employee from the start, contact the OHS-COMPCARE on-call physician through the answering service at any of our clinical facilities or by calling 816-842-2020.  The on-call physician is also available to answer questions regarding current symptoms or problems your employee may experience. 

 

Our Quick Care urgent care clinic located at 900 West Foxwood Drive in Raymore MO (located in Price Chopper) will be open on Saturday September 5th from 9am – 7pm but will be closed on Monday September 7th  for the Labor Day holiday.

 

On behalf of OHS-COMPCARE, Adult Quick Care and Quick Care we wish you and your family a Happy and Healthy Holiday!!!

 

 

*Please feel free to forward this information to any member of management in your company who would benefit from it.*

 

To view the Tip of the Week in Spanish please visit our Tip of the Week library at http://www.ohscompcare.com/totw/. 


To learn more about services OHS-COMPCARE has to offer, contact our Client Services Team at (816) 561-2105 option 1 or by e-mail at customerservice@ohscompcare.com.  You can also visit us at www.ohscompcare.com.

 

Why choose us?  Because OHS-COMPCARE has a physician on call 24/7/365 days a year to respond to our client's needs.

 

OHS-COMPCARE now featuring Adult Quick Care has seven (7) area clinical facilities:

 

Independence Clinical Facility

Johnson County Clinical Facility

St. Joseph Clinical Facility

Grandview Clinical Facility

19000 E. Eastland Center Crt, St. 200

10415 Lackman Road

904 Edmond Street

13830 S Us Highway 71

Independence, MO 64055

Lenexa, KS 66219

St. Joseph, MO 64501

Grandview, MO 64030

816-478-9299

913-495-9905

816-233-7702

816-761-4664

After Hours Available

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KCMO/Broadway Clinical Facility

KCMO/Front Street Clinical Facility

Wyandotte County Clinical Facility

 

1650 Broadway

6501 East Commerce, Suite 110

1333 Meadowlark Lane, Suite 200

 

Kansas City, MO 64108

Kansas City, MO 64120

Kansas City, KS  66102

 

816-842-2020

816-483-5550

913-596-2774

 

 

Adult Quick Care provides Urgent Care to Adults and Adolescents Age 14 and Older. 

No appointment is necessary at Adult Quick Care.

 

When you are sick or have a new injury, Adult Quick Care is your affordable, time saving choice for quality care.

 

 

To learn more about Adult Quick Care please call 816-559-6320 or visit www.adultquickcare.com.