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April 15, 2026

Today in 1955
The first McDonald’s restaurant opens, in Des Plaines, Ill., setting the stage years later for sociologist Amitai Etzioni to coin the term “McJob.” As defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, a McJob is “an unstimulating, low-paid job with few prospects, especially one created by the expansion of the service sector.”

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The Butterfly Effect: The Coming Labor Wars
Updated On: May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020 | THE FUTURE OF LABOR | […] The U.S. has witnessed a surge in union action during the pandemic. Expect more in the months to come as states rush to open up their economies, paying little heed to workers’ concerns. It’s an approach that might work for some companies — at least temporarily. But if history is any guide, the social and political costs of ignoring labor rights during this once-in-a-lifetime crisis may come back to haunt free-market democracies. We only need to look back to the 1930s, and the last economic recession of this scale… OZY
 
 
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