Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September (September 6 in 2010).
The first Labor Day in the United States was celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City.In the aftermath of the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the US military and US Marshals during the 1894 Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland put reconciliation with Labor as a top political priority. Fearing further conflict, legislation making Labor Day a national holiday was rushed through Congress unanimously and signed into law a mere six days after the end of the strike.Cleveland was also concerned that aligning a US labor holiday with existing international May Day celebrations would stir up negative emotions linked to the Haymarket Affair. All 50 U.S. states have made Labor Day a state holiday.
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"Our parents and theirs before them fought hard for fair wages and a dignified work atmosphere, without the collective efforts of millions of laborers we would have NO middle class today. Whether you are pro union or not youhave to recognize the fruits of the labor movement. Men and women died fighting for your rights for fair and equitable treatment in the work place. Honor them on this Labor Day....Better yet...Thank them."
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