What the heck is Labor Day, anyway?

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2012-09-03 5:28 PM

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After reading the description on the Department of Labor website, it seems very Socialist to me! Why aren't the Republicans calling for an end to this Pinko "holiday?"

Labor Day: How it Came About; 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.

 

2012-09-03 7:45 PM
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Dang Union people are nothing but trouble - just ask Scott Walker.
2012-09-04 1:18 AM
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I thought is was one of the important days that mattresses went on sale
2012-09-04 2:26 AM
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It's the weekend of the biggest gun show on the East Coast!
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2012-09-04 5:44 AM
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The official end of summer in Minnesota.
2012-09-04 7:12 AM
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2012-09-04 8:12 AM
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Don't we already celebrate our achievements every other friday?
2012-09-04 8:56 AM
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There is full bipartisan support of any holiday that gives people another day off from work.  

2012-09-04 11:53 AM
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BrianRunsPhilly - 2012-09-03 3:28 PM After reading the description on the Department of Labor website, it seems very Socialist to me! Why aren't the Republicans calling for an end to this Pinko "holiday?"

 

Even though your typing in a sarc font, it's true.  It's a Marxist holiday, celebrating the proletariat.

Then we've got Memorial Day which only is for celebrating the lives of people who died in the civil war.

And Veterans Day actually celebrates the end of WWI - which is why it was originally called Armistice day.  And why it's November 11th.  And why it's celebrated in most of the western world

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But how come we don't labor on Labor day???? That's like not giving thanks in Thanksgiving.
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