FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Labor Day 2015 ~ 07 September 2015

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

The FReeper Canteen Presents...

Happy Labor Day!

September 7, 2015

 

 

 

 

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 less than 12 percent of the working population and closing in on just 11 percent. 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?

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers for Arrowhead's recovery, and in his absence....

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

[E.G.C.]

Labor Day Coffee Bump.

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[luvie]

Oh, well.....

[luvie]

Hope all you Early Birds are resting today!
I have to work, but only for 5 hours.
It'll probably be slow.
After all, NO one comes to my town for a vaca! LOL!
Have a Mahv'lus Monday, y'all!
((((hugs))))

[left that other site]

Well, some do, but it’s barely eking out a meager existence for about three months every year.

[SandRat]

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL ...

[Publius]

People may not come to Midland for vacation, but I spent the night there in 1974 when driving across the country.

[HiJinx]

Early birds...yummmm!
We brought home 10 more dove this morning. It’s week 2 of the season. I wouldn’t want to be doing this in Phoenix...it’s already nearly a hunnert degrees there!

[mylife]

It was good to see “he gang” again

You got a new job? Congrats!
I hope it is awesome.

[mylife]

I am very happy for you!
You deserve a good break from the grind.

Conrats a hugs

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*HUG*
Thank you, My!

It’s been a long time comin’, dat’s for sure!
30 years of working on the floor has finally caught up.
Me old bod just can’t handle it anymore.
This job is a God send for sure!

[luvie]

Good job, Jinxy! How does Nana fix them?

[luvie]

Awww! That had to leave a mark!

[laurenmarlowe]

Hello dear one!

Yes, our wonderful friends had a REAL surprise party, and it was a ton of fun getting together. Lucky we were that I could find the silverware, LOL!

Wish you were here!

Congratulations on the new job, how awesome!

*HUGS*

[mylife]

God Bless

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*HUG*
Thanks so very much!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*HUG*
Thank ya, My!