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Origin Of Labor Day
Labor Day can be variously defined as: the end of summer the beginning of the school year; a national traffic jam; or simply an excuse for a long weekend away from the office. -■ *
But tlie -founder of iH«* holiday, Peter J, McOnjre. cpnceiyed it as a tribute to “the industrial spirit, the great vital force of every’ nation."
In 1882. McGuire—a leader in the Knights of Labor—proposed that a day be set aside to honor the working man. He suggested the first Monday in September, since it came almost midway between Independence Day and Thanksgiving Day.
The Central Labor Union of New York adopted his proposal and held the‘ first Labor Day celebration on September 5th. As Me Guife had suggested, the union, paraded through the streets of Manhattan, to show the strength and spirit of trade and. labor organizations.
Shortly after, the Knights of Labor voted for an annual celebration. In 1884, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada—predecessors of the American Federation - of Labor— voted to make the celebration national.
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