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Labor Day: 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.
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.
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