We Celebrate The American Worker.... Unions? Not So Much!
God Bless the American workers which made us the most powerful country in the world! The unions had a purpose once upon a time but now they are a noose around the neck of the nation and should be significantly reduced or eliminated!
We believe that the unions are now corrupt and bleeding this nation to ruin. When people can make high salaries with minimal education and retire after thirty years will full pensions and medical coverage... something is wrong.
A moron can do the math and figure out that it is unsupportable (witness Greece!).
The American worker should get a reasonable pension but he or she needs to be responsible for themselves and save money, invest money to live on!
We worked hard all our lives and did not have all the things we could afford because we knew old age as coming and we had to survive. Our company pays us about 25% of our salaries (still substantial) but we paid off our house, invested heavily, and saved!
We feel sorry for the people who believe the exorbitant pensions will be there in the future... Ain't gonna happen... The country is already has 100 TRILLION in unfunded liabilities (promises made and no funds to pay for it) from the government union promises!
Union leaders and politicians should be ashamed of themselves!
It's sad!
What Day Is Labor Day?
Labor Day is on the first Monday of September every year and is a national holiday in the US. It has its origins in the labor movement and is a day to celebrate American workers.
People celebrate Labor Day with picnics, sports events, and street parades. The American football season begins on—or around—Labor Day.
Why don't the US celebrate in May, like the rest of the world?
Labor Day Weekend
Labor Day has become the unofficial end of summer—after Labor Day Weekend, kids are back to school.
For many, it is the last chance to take a break before school starts again for the fall session, and people take advantage of the long weekend to take a last summer trip. As a result, there may be extra traffic on highways and at airports.
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History of Labor Day
Labor Day has deep roots in the 130 years of the labor movement and its efforts to improve working conditions in America. It is also known as International Workers' Day or May Day and is celebrated on May 1 internationally.
With the growth of the Industrial Revolution came the demand for labor and trade unions. Around the 1850s, eight-hour movements across the world aimed to reduce the working day from ten to eight hours. At its first congress in 1886, the American Federation of Labour called for a general strike in Chicago on May 1 to demand an eight-hour day, which culminated in what is known today as the Haymarket affair.
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When Was the First Labor Day?
The first Labor Day celebration was the Labor Day parade in New York City on September 5, 1882. Its origins stem from the Central Labor Union's and other labor organizations' desire to create a holiday for workers. Oregon was the first state to pass it as a legal holiday in 1887, and by the end of the same year, Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York had passed laws creating a Labor Day holiday. President Grover Cleveland made it a federal holiday in 1894.
Who Founded Labor Day?
According to the US Department of Labor, it is not completely clear who first suggested the Labor Day holiday. Some sources say that Matthew Maguire proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. Others argue that Peter J. Mcguire, co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, suggested a holiday for the 'laboring classes' in 1882.
The holiday was set on the first Monday in September because this was considered a more politically neutral date than May 1. Another reason was to add a holiday to bridge the long gap between Independence Day in July and Thanksgiving in November.