Monday, September 04, 2006
Labor Day Roots
1. According to the U.S. Department of Labor website, "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."
2. The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) website provides some additional insight with a variety of articles about this U.S. federal holiday. "Conceived by America's labor unions as a testament to their cause, the legislation sanctioning the holiday was shepherded through Congress amid labor unrest and signed by President Grover Cleveland as a reluctant election-year compromise." posted by Susan Mangiero at 9/04/2006 01:32:00 AM
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