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10 fascinating facts about the Labor Day holiday
September 4, 2023 | by NCC StaffThe first Monday in September is celebrated nationally as Labor Day. So how did we get the holiday and why is no one quite sure who created it?
The Labor Day holiday grew out of the late 19th century organized labor movement, and it quickly became a national holiday as the labor movement assumed a prominent role in American society. Here’s how it all started, with the facts, as we know them, supplied by the Labor Department, the Library Of Congress, and other sources.1. The idea first became public in 1882. In September 1882, the unions of New York City decided to have a parade to celebrate their members being in unions, and to show support for all unions. At least 20,000 people were there, and the workers had to give up a day’s pay to attend. There was also a lot of beer involved in the event.
2. The New York parade inspired other unions. Other regions started having parades, and by 1887, Oregon, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Colorado made Labor Day a state holiday.
3. How did the Haymarket Affair influence Labor Day? On May 4, 1886, a bomb exploded at a union rally in Chicago’s Haymarket Square, which led to violence that killed seven police officers and four others. The incident also led to May 1 being celebrated in most nations as Workers Day. The U.S. government chose Labor Day instead to avoid a celebration on May 1 and New York's unions had already picked the first Monday in September for their holiday.
4. Two people with similar names are credited with that first New York City event. Matthew Maguire, a machinist, and Peter McGuire, a carpenter, have been linked to the 1882 parade. The men were from rival unions; in 2011, Linda Stinson, a former U.S. Department of Labor’s historian, said she didn't know which man should be credited - partially because people over the years confused them because of their similar-sounding names.
5. Grover Cleveland helped make Labor Day a national holiday. After violence related to the Pullman railroad strike, President Cleveland and lawmakers in Washington wanted a federal holiday to celebrate labor - and not a holiday celebrated on May 1. Cleveland signed an act in 1894 establishing the federal holiday; most states had already passed laws establishing a Labor Day holiday by that point. Sen. James Henderson Kyle of South Dakota introduced S. 730 to make Labor Day a federal legal holiday on the first Monday of September. It was approved on June 28, 1894.
6. The holiday has evolved over the years. In the late 19th century, celebrations focused on parades in urban areas. Now the holiday is a celebration that honors organized labor with fewer parades, and more activities. It also marks the perceived end of the summer season.
7. Can you wear white after Labor Day? This old tradition goes back to the late Victorian era, where it was a fashion faux pas to wear any white clothing after the summer officially ended on Labor Day. The tradition isn’t really followed anymore. EmilyPost.com explains the logic behind the fashion trend – white indicated you were still in vacation mode at your summer cottage.
8. Labor Day is the unofficial end of Hot Dog season. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council says that between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Americans will eat 7 billion hot dogs.
9. How many people are union members today? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 14.8 million union members in the workforce in 2017. There were 17.7 million in 1983.
10. What is the biggest union today? The National Education Association has about 3 million people who are members, including inactive and lifetime members.
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/10-fascinating-facts-about-the-labor-day-holiday
Guess I misread the memo. I'm working today. Got to hand out the happy pills.
This ONE Worked almost 45 years and Now Retired and I will Grill any day and anytime I want...!!! 
I'm at work right now! Taking a break, chatting with you guys!!
I'm glad I got it off..
I am essentially unemployed until I'm not, then I am again, until I'm not again. But since I pay taxes and do not receive gov't handouts, I consider myself eligible to celebrate the holiday.
Thankfully I'm management, not labor. You can keep your BBQ, I'll eat at the country club. 
Oh yeah, and Happy Labor day! Workers unite!
Oh yeah, and Happy Labor day! Workers unite!
I’m pretty sure no one dreams of getting abused by entitled, Wegovy seeking people who would rather take medication than exercise and eat properly. Of course, we are accepting applications at Come Visit Satan if they are really interested. The rest of the board I am blessed to have.
I don't know. I saw a guy eating part of an old pizza out of a dumpster the other day. CVS might be better than that. I did say might, I have never worked there.
Just because he was eating from a dumpster doesn’t mean he wants to work. Heck people apply for the job, interview, go through the training and then it’s like pulling teeth to get the to do the actual work.
The pharmacists, other techs and front store staff are great. In fact, most of our patients are really nice. We actually operate our location like an old-fashioned pharmacy. The corporate culture, on the other hand, are horrible, greedy b@$tards. I’ve written to each of the board of directors, letting them know I’m an employee, a caregiver of one of their patients and an individual stockholder, about the lack of staffing, the dangerous hours budget cuts, etc. I’ve heard crickets. Nada. Nothing. Informal polling of the district’s pharmacy staff on why they stay—they care about the patients.
Only 1,416 more days to retirement.
