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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article is about the U.S. holiday. For the similarly-named holiday in other countries, see Labour Day<\/a>. For other uses, see Labor Day (disambiguation)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Labor Day<\/th><\/tr>
<\/a>Labor Day Parade in New York’s<\/a> Union Square<\/a>, 1882<\/td><\/tr>
Observed by<\/th>United States<\/td><\/tr>
Type<\/th>National<\/td><\/tr>
Celebrations<\/th>Parades<\/a>, barbecues<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Date<\/th>First Monday in September<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2022 date<\/th>September 5<\/td><\/tr>
2023 date<\/th>September 4<\/td><\/tr>
2024 date<\/th>September 2<\/td><\/tr>
2025 date<\/th>September 1<\/td><\/tr>
Frequency<\/th>Annual<\/td><\/tr>
Related to<\/th>Labour Day<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Labor Day<\/strong> is a federal holiday in the United States<\/a> celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement<\/a> and the works and contributions of laborers<\/a> to the development and achievements of the United States<\/a>.[1]<\/a><\/sup>[2]<\/a><\/sup>[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union<\/a> and labor movements<\/a> grew, trade unionists proposed that a day be set aside to celebrate labor. “Labor Day” was promoted by the Central Labor Union<\/a> and the Knights of Labor<\/a>, which organized the first parade in New York City<\/a>. In 1887, Oregon<\/a> was the first state of the United States to make it an official public holiday<\/a>. By the time it became an official federal holiday<\/a> in 1894, thirty states in the U.S.<\/a> officially celebrated Labor Day.[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada’s Labour Day<\/a> is also celebrated on the first Monday of September. More than 80 other countries celebrate International Workers’ Day<\/a> on May 1, the European holiday of May Day<\/a>. May Day was chosen by the Second International<\/a> of socialist<\/a> and communist<\/a> parties to commemorate the general labor strike<\/a> in the United States and events leading to the Haymarket affair<\/a>, which occurred in Chicago<\/a> on May 1 \u2013 May 4, 1886.[5]<\/a><\/sup>[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Origin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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P. J. McGuire, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor, is frequently credited as the father of Labor Day in the United States.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union<\/a> and labor movements<\/a> grew, diverse groups of trade unionists chose a variety of days on which to celebrate labor. In the United States, a September holiday called Labor Day was first proposed in the early 1880s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternative accounts of the event’s origin exist. Descendants of two men with similar last names claim their great-grandfather was the true father of the holiday.[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to one early history of Labor Day, the event originated in connection with a General Assembly of the Knights of Labor<\/a> convened in New York City in September 1882.[8]<\/a><\/sup> In connection with this clandestine Knights assembly, a public parade of various labor organizations was held on September 5 under the auspices of the Central Labor Union<\/a> (CLU) of New York.[8]<\/a><\/sup> Secretary of the CLU Matthew Maguire<\/a> is credited for first proposing that a national Labor Day holiday subsequently be held on the first Monday of each September in the aftermath of this successful public demonstration.[9]<\/a><\/sup>[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An alternative theory maintains that the idea of Labor Day was the brainchild of Peter J. McGuire<\/a>, a vice president of the American Federation of Labor<\/a>, who, after a visit to Toronto<\/a> where he saw parades celebrating labor that May,[10]<\/a><\/sup>[11]<\/a><\/sup> had put forward the initial proposal in the spring of 1882.[4]<\/a><\/sup> According to McGuire, on May 8, 1882, he made a proposition to the fledgling Central Labor Union in New York City that a day be set aside for a “general holiday for the laboring classes”.[12]<\/a><\/sup> According to McGuire he further recommended that the event should begin with a street parade as a public demonstration of organized labor’s solidarity and strength, with the march followed by a picnic, to which participating local unions could sell tickets as a fundraiser.[12]<\/a><\/sup> According to McGuire 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, sitting midway between the Fourth of July<\/a> and Thanksgiving<\/a> public holidays.[12]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Labor Day picnics and other public gatherings frequently featured speeches by prominent labor leaders.[13]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1909, the American Federation of Labor convention designated the Sunday preceding Labor Day as “Labor Sunday”, to be dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement.[9]<\/a><\/sup> This secondary date failed to gain significant traction in popular culture, although some churches continue to acknowledge it.[14]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legal recognition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The popularity of the event spread across the country. In 1887, Oregon<\/a> became the first state of the United States to make Labor Day an official public holiday<\/a>. By 1894, thirty U.S. states<\/a> were already officially celebrating Labor Day. In that year, Congress<\/a> passed a bill recognizing the first Monday of September as Labor Day and making it an official federal holiday<\/a>. President Grover Cleveland signed the bill into law on June 28.[15]<\/a><\/sup>[4]<\/a><\/sup> The federal law, however, only made it a holiday for federal workers. As late as the 1930s, unions were encouraging workers to strike to make sure they got the day off.[16]<\/a><\/sup> All U.S. states, the District of Columbia<\/a>, and the United States territories<\/a> have subsequently made Labor Day a statutory holiday.[17]<\/a><\/sup> Labor Day became a federal holiday shortly after the Pullman Strike<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Labor Day versus May Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Labor Day parade on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.<\/a>, c.\u20091894<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The date of May 1 (an ancient European folk holiday known as May Day<\/a>) emerged in 1886 as an alternative holiday for the celebration of labor, later becoming known as International Workers’ Day<\/a>. The date had its origins at the 1885 convention of the American Federation of Labor, which passed a resolution calling for adoption of the eight-hour day<\/a> effective May 1, 1886.[18]<\/a><\/sup> While negotiation was envisioned for achievement of the shortened work day, use of the strike to enforce this demand was recognized, with May 1 advocated as a date for coordinated strike action.[18]<\/a><\/sup> The proximity of the date to the bloody Haymarket affair<\/a> of May 4, 1886, further accentuated May First’s radical reputation.[14]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was disagreement among labor unions at this time about when a holiday celebrating workers should be, with some advocating for continued emphasis of the September march-and-picnic date while others sought the designation of the more politically charged date of May 1. Conservative Democratic<\/a> President Grover Cleveland<\/a> was one of those concerned that a labor holiday on May 1 would tend to become a commemoration of the Haymarket affair<\/a> and would strengthen socialist<\/a> and anarchist<\/a> movements that backed the May 1 commemoration around the globe.[19]<\/a><\/sup> In 1887, he publicly supported the September Labor Day holiday as a less inflammatory alternative,[20]<\/a><\/sup> formally adopting the date as a United States federal holiday through a law that he signed in 1894.[9]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the mid-1950s, the United States has celebrated\u00a0Loyalty Day<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Law Day<\/a>\u00a0on May 1. Unlike Labor Day, neither are legal public holidays (in that government agencies and most businesses do not shut down to celebrate them) and therefore have remained relatively obscure. Loyalty Day is formally celebrated in a few cities, while some\u00a0bar associations<\/a>\u00a0hold Law Day events to celebrate the\u00a0rule of law<\/a>.[21]<\/a>[22]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More at: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Labor_Day<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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