Labor Day was declared a national holiday in 1894.
It was first celebrated as a day of rest for workers and came after labor unions striked for shorter work hours.
The US. started it and it is on every first Monday of September in US.
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To honor workers' contributions to society and give them a day of rest. The first Labor Day was held after strikes in Canada and the U.S.
In the US and Canada the labor day in 2009 is on 7th September.
Labor Day is a day where we think of workers, and what they do for us. I was also born on Labor Day so I would know.
What majot events happened during Child Labor? When? Where?
In Canada and the US, in 2007 the Labor Day was on 3rd September and in most of the other countries it was on 1st May.
Most European countries don't observe a Labor Day as it is observed in the US. The Labor Day of the US was established in part to counter the May Day observances of European socialists and communists, which occures on the first day of May each year.
In the united States, Labor Day is defined as the first Monday in September.
Earth Day was started by Gaylord Nelson.
A day to honor workers and labor unions and their contributions to society.
Many people celebrate Labor Day as the end of summer. They have a barbecue or spend the day at the beach. Labor Day was first observed in 1882 to recognize the American labor movement. It is a day dedicated to contributions US workers have made to the economy.