FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Labor Day 2014! ~ September 1, 2014

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

Happy Labor Day!

September 1, 2014

 

 

 

 

H I S T O R Y

Labor Day is a national legal holiday that is over 100 years old. Over the years, it has evolved from a purely labor union celebration into a general "last fling of summer" festival. It grew out of a celebration and parade in honor of the working class by the Knights of Labor in 1882 in New York. In 1884, the Knights held a large parade in New York City celebrating the working class. The parade was held on the first Monday in September. The Knights passed a resolution to hold all future parades on the same day, designated by them as Labor Day. The Socialist Party held a similar celebration of the working class on May 1. This date eventually became known as May Day, and was celebrated by Socialists and Communists in commemoration of the working man. In the U.S., the first Monday in September was selected to reject any identification with Communism. In the late 1880's, labor organizations began to lobby various state legislatures for recognition of Labor Day as an official state holiday. The first states to declare it a state holiday in, 1887, were Oregon, Colorado, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. Then in 1894, Congress passed a law recognizing Labor Day as an official national holiday. Today, Labor Day is observed not only in the U.S. but also in Canada, and in other industrialized nations. While it is a general holiday in the United States, its roots in the working class remain clearer in European countries.

 

 

 

For a lot of people, Labor Day means two things: a day off and the end of summer. But why is it called Labor Day? Labor Day is a day set aside to pay tribute to working men and women. Membership in labor unions in the United States reached an all-time high in the 1950s when about 40 percent of the work force belonged to unions. Today, union membership is about 14 percent of the working population. Labor Day now carries less significance as a celebration of working people and more as the end of summer. Schools, government offices and businesses are closed on Labor Day so people can get in one last trip to the beach or have one last cookout before the weather starts to turn colder.

T O D A Y

 

So what about you?

How are you celebrating Labor Day?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Soaring Feather]

IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mountainlion]

Labor day will be the first day of my eighth year of retirement.

It is a day for everyone to enjoy.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh no....the code gremlins have struck again! They stole the "center" code!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Ms Feather...you were quick tonight!! *hugs*

Did you have a good day?

[Kathy in Alaska]

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Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

I hope you all have a very nice labor day.

[SandRat]

Happy indeed,...we’re still with Nate, Madison & Samuel

[Soaring Feather]

Hi Kathy,

Well, it rained pitch forks and blue bunnies all day, was warm and sticky, so not great porch sitting today. No hummers, well, I did not see any.

Quick, yeah, bored is more like it. LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy 8th Retirement Day, Retirement Engineer!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Ms Feather!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

mountainlion!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

ML!!

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I just can’t help myself! LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...how many in the choir today?

Do you get to celebrate Labor Day? Any lessons?

[luvie]

Gooood evenin', Night Owls!
Happy Labor Day to you all!
I have to labor...not fair! LOL!
However, I did have the whole weekend off...
...so it wasn't a complete bust. :)
Gonna be 100 tomorrow...where is FALL!!!
((((hugs))))

[luvie]

Congrats on retirement! Hope you’ve enjoyed it! :)