Capt'n Clint's Place   Labor Day

Monday, 3 September, 2012

"Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those 'who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold.' The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. In l884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date." per The Dept of Labor

• Labor Day at Yahoo
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• Labor Day: Holiday Zone - learning activities, language games, and discussions topics.
• Real Meaning of the Labor Day
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• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• Labor Day from the AFL-CIO

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