celebrated on the first Monday in September.
workers have made to the development, growth, endurance,
strength, security, prosperity, productivity, laws, sustainability,
persistence, structure, and well-being
of the country.
Labor Day Weekend.
Background
that a day is set aside to celebrate labor.
P. J. McGuire, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor,
is frequently credited as the father of Labor Day in the United States
who put forward the initial proposal in the spring of 1882.
He suggested the first Monday in September as an ideal date
for such a public celebration, owing to optimum weather and the
date's place on the calendar, midway between the
The Central Labor Union promoted "Labor Day."
Canada's Labour Day
is also celebrated on the first Monday of September.
Legal recognition
have subsequently made Labor Day a statutory holiday.
Labor Day picnics and other public gatherings frequently
featured speeches by prominent labor leaders.
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NOTE:
LABOR DAY IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE THE LIGHT
ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF PEOPLE OF COLOR & WOMEN:
INEQUITIES IN PAY, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATION ACCESS,
LOAN APPROVALS, ETC.
Do REGISTER and VOTE!
