↠ The first Labor Day was held on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in NYC, organized by the Central Labor Union.
↠ President Grover Cleveland signed the law on June 28, 1894, creating a national holiday for federal workers, spurred by the Pullman Strike.
↠ Oregon was the first state to pass a law recognizing Labor Day on February 21, 1887.
↠ It was chosen instead of May 1 (International Workers' Day) to avoid commemorating the violent 1886 Haymarket Affair.
↠ Labor Day weekend is considered one of the busiest weekends to travel.
↠ The average work day in the 19th century was 12 hours long, 7 days a week and sometimes children as young as 5.
↠ Most businesses and all government agencies and offices take the day off.
↠ The Adamson Act was passed on Labor Day in 1916 and established the 8-hour workday we have today.
↠ The very first Labor Day in 1882 was held on a Tuesday, not a Monday.
↠ The first Waffle House opened on Labor Day, September 5, 1955, in Avondale Estates, Georgia.
↠ Ironically, one of the best ways to observe the holiday is to simply do no labor at all.
↠ Canada established a labor holiday in 1872, 12 years before the United States.
↠ The first parade celebration was huge, with roughly 10,000 workers marching in New York City.
↠ Oregon was the first state to celebrate Labor Day as a legal holiday in 1887.
↠ Labor Day weekend is notorious for having crazy sales.
↠ The United States is not the only country that celebrates Labor Day.
↠ The NFL typically plays its first official game of the season on the Thursday following Labor Day.
↠ Over 712,000 workers’ lives have been saved since the Occupational Safety and Health Act was enacted in 1970.
↠ Parades and speeches by politicians and labor leaders are typical on Labor Day
↠ Labor Day came about more than two decades BEFORE the US Department of Labor Existed.
↠ President Grover Cleveland signed the law on June 28, 1894, creating a national holiday for federal workers, spurred by the Pullman Strike.
↠ Oregon was the first state to pass a law recognizing Labor Day on February 21, 1887.
↠ It was chosen instead of May 1 (International Workers' Day) to avoid commemorating the violent 1886 Haymarket Affair.
↠ Labor Day weekend is considered one of the busiest weekends to travel.
↠ The average work day in the 19th century was 12 hours long, 7 days a week and sometimes children as young as 5.
↠ Most businesses and all government agencies and offices take the day off.
↠ The Adamson Act was passed on Labor Day in 1916 and established the 8-hour workday we have today.
↠ The very first Labor Day in 1882 was held on a Tuesday, not a Monday.
↠ The first Waffle House opened on Labor Day, September 5, 1955, in Avondale Estates, Georgia.
↠ Ironically, one of the best ways to observe the holiday is to simply do no labor at all.
↠ Canada established a labor holiday in 1872, 12 years before the United States.
↠ The first parade celebration was huge, with roughly 10,000 workers marching in New York City.
↠ Oregon was the first state to celebrate Labor Day as a legal holiday in 1887.
↠ Labor Day weekend is notorious for having crazy sales.
↠ The United States is not the only country that celebrates Labor Day.
↠ The NFL typically plays its first official game of the season on the Thursday following Labor Day.
↠ Over 712,000 workers’ lives have been saved since the Occupational Safety and Health Act was enacted in 1970.
↠ Parades and speeches by politicians and labor leaders are typical on Labor Day
↠ Labor Day came about more than two decades BEFORE the US Department of Labor Existed.
