What does Labor Day really mean to you?!


Question: What does Labor Day really mean to you!?
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I am a union man and proud of it, it's a day to reflect and be thankful for all that labor has done for this country, not just union members but everyone in America owes a debt to labor, we would still have the sweatshops if not for unionsWww@Enter-QA@Com

The History of Labor Day

Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers!. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country!.

Founder of Labor Day

More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers!.

Some records show that Peter J!. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder 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!."

But Peter McGuire's place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged!. Many believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday!. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N!.J!., proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York!. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic!.

The First Labor Day

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!. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883!.

In 1884 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!. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

it means alot of people suffered to get fair wages and good working conditions as well as benefits!. then the crooks got into the act also the political payoffs has ruined what they worked so hard to get!. the younger generation does not want to put in a days work for a days pay!. they want to stand around talkin about their nite out or anything but work!. thats why we lose so many jobs overseas!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

The weekend my granddaughter was born!.
Happy Birthday Natalie!Www@Enter-QA@Com

I've got no clue what it's supposed to stand for, and i know it has a reason, but i think of it as a day off of school!. One last day of summer!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

First weekend of college football aka THANK GOD I HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FOWARD TOWww@Enter-QA@Com

8 additional hours of my life that i don't have to be at work!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

Summer is almost overWww@Enter-QA@Com

One more day to drink like a fish and regret it for the rest of the weekWww@Enter-QA@Com

Nothing but a day off from work and school - Www@Enter-QA@Com

The last long weekend of the summer!.!.!.!. :(Www@Enter-QA@Com

Nothing really, maybe getting paid for it if i don't work it!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

NO work! Cookout/partying and sadly the end of summer=[Www@Enter-QA@Com

long weekendWww@Enter-QA@Com

another excuse to get wasted at the lakeWww@Enter-QA@Com

day off work and reason to have a BBQWww@Enter-QA@Com

day off workWww@Enter-QA@Com

have the day off Www@Enter-QA@Com

Honestly - just a day off - weird that we stop doing labor on Labor Day!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

CRAZY day home with four kids!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

a celebration of what my dad does!. my birthday is comming up!. NO SCHOOL!Www@Enter-QA@Com



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