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This article is about the holiday in the United States. For other annual labor observances, see Labour Day or International Workers' Day. For observances on May 1, see May Day.
Labor Day
Observed by United States
Type Federal Holiday (federal government, DC and U.S. Territories); and State Holiday (in all 50 U.S. States)
Date first Monday in September
2009 date September 7
2010 date September 6
2011 date September 5
.Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September (September 6 in 2010).^ Labor Day is Monday September 7th, 2009 .
  • Annie's "Labor Day" History & Information Page 24 January 2010 22:55 UTC www.annieshomepage.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ In 1894 congress set aside the first Monday of September as a holiday in honor of labor.

 ^ Labor Day is celebrate each year on the first Monday of September.
  • Education World ® Lesson Planning: Every-Day Edits: Labor Day 24 January 2010 22:55 UTC www.educationworld.com [Source type: General]
.The holiday originated in Canada out of labor disputes ("Nine-Hour Movement") first in Hamilton, then in Toronto, Canada in the 1870s, which resulted in a Trade Union Act which legalized and protected union activity in 1872 in Canada.^ Blissert was conveniently out of the Labor Movement.
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 ^ Find out the origins of the holiday that celebrates the successes of the labor movement.
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 ^ The holiday originated in Canada, born out of the worker’s rights movement there in the 1870s.

 .The parades held in support of the Nine-Hour Movement and the printers' strike led to an annual celebration in Canada.^ About Labor Day Parades Throughout the United States Labor Day Parades are held to celebrate "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations".
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 ^ But Labor Day was originally founded in 1882 as not only a celebration (with picnics and parades in New York City’s Reservoir Park) for the working man, but also as a public rally to gain support for an eight-hour work day.
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 ^ Labor Day is an annual holiday that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers.
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 .In 1882, American labor leader Peter J. McGuire witnessed one of these labor festivals in Toronto.^ One of those leaders was Peter McGuire.
  • The History of Labor Day – Work or Play? | TheHistoryOf.net 24 January 2010 22:55 UTC www.thehistoryof.net [Source type: Original source]

 ^ Some say Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, first suggested a day to honor workers.
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 ^ The founder of Labor Day remains unclear, but some credit either Peter McGuire, co-founder of the American Federation of Labor , or Matthew Maguire, a secretary of the Central Labor Union, for proposing the holiday.
  • Labor Day History - History.com Holidays 24 January 2010 22:55 UTC www.history.com [Source type: General]

 .Inspired from Canadian events in Toronto, he returned to New York and organized the first American "labor day" on September 5 of the same year.^ New York City became the first place to hold a Labor Day celebration.
  • Labor Day's history a lesson in contradiction, struggle 24 January 2010 22:55 UTC www.post-gazette.com [Source type: News]

 ^ NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Labor Day: Summer's last hurrah.
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 ^ In 2008, Labor Day falls on September 1.
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.The first Labor Day in the United States was celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City.^ Labor Day celebrations began .
  • The History of Labor Day – Work or Play? | TheHistoryOf.net 24 January 2010 22:55 UTC www.thehistoryof.net [Source type: Original source]

 ^ New York City became the first place to hold a Labor Day celebration.
  • Labor Day's history a lesson in contradiction, struggle 24 January 2010 22:55 UTC www.post-gazette.com [Source type: News]

 ^ NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Labor Day: Summer's last hurrah.
  • Labor Day deals abound - Sep. 6, 1999 24 January 2010 22:55 UTC money.cnn.com [Source type: News]

 [1] .In the aftermath of the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the US military and US Marshals during the 1894 Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland put reconciliation with Labor as a top political priority.^ In 1894 President Grover Cleveland recognized the day as a national holiday.
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 ^ President Grover Cleveland, a conservative Democrat, was determined to squash the strike.
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 ^ President Grover Cleveland, called out troops in the historic Pullman strike in 1894.
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 .Fearing further conflict, legislation making Labor Day a national holiday was rushed through Congress unanimously and signed into law a mere six days after the end of the strike.^ But during the strike, the nation's attention became drawn to labor, and on June 28, 1894 Congress passed Labor Day into law.
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 ^ Labor Day is a federal holiday.
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 ^ Make a Labor Day countdown here.
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 [2] .Cleveland was also concerned that aligning a US labor holiday with existing international May Day celebrations would stir up negative emotions linked to the Haymarket Affair.^ Labor Day celebrations began .
  • The History of Labor Day – Work or Play? | TheHistoryOf.net 24 January 2010 22:55 UTC www.thehistoryof.net [Source type: Original source]

 ^ Labor Day is a federal holiday.
  • Holidays: Labor Day in United States 24 January 2010 22:55 UTC www.timeanddate.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Most countries celebration / celebrate this day on May 1.

 [3] .All 50 U.S. states have made Labor Day a state holiday.^ Labor Day is an (1) ____ holiday celebrated all over the world.

 ^ Labor Day is a federal holiday.
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 ^ Oregon was the first state to legalize the Labor Day holiday in 1887.
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Labor Day Parade, Union Square, New York, 1882
.The form for the celebration of Labor Day was outlined in the first proposal of the holiday: A street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations," followed by a festival for the workers and their families.^ Within a few years, Labor Day became firmly entrenched, usually following the pattern laid out in the legislation creating the national holiday -- a street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations" followed by a festival for the workers and their families.
  • Labor Day's history a lesson in contradiction, struggle 24 January 2010 22:55 UTC www.post-gazette.com [Source type: News]

 ^ Then a festival was held so the workers and their families could spend the holiday amusingly.

 ^ Labor Day is a federal holiday.
  • Holidays: Labor Day in United States 24 January 2010 22:55 UTC www.timeanddate.com [Source type: General]

 .This became the pattern for Labor Day celebrations.^ Labor Day celebrations began .
  • The History of Labor Day – Work or Play? | TheHistoryOf.net 24 January 2010 22:55 UTC www.thehistoryof.net [Source type: Original source]

 ^ Labor Day was celebrated.
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 ^ Labor Day is a celebration of the working class.
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 .Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis was placed upon the economic and civil significance of the holiday.^ There were also speeches by important men and women.
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 ^ Speeches of eminent men and women were introduced later on but the main emphasis was given to economic and civil significance of holiday.
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 ^ In later years, prominent men and women held speeches.
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 .Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement.^ Labor Day is a federal holiday.
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 ^ Americans view Labor Day .
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 ^ The Day is a milestone in the history of American labor movement .
.Traditionally, Labor Day is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolic end of the summer.^ Labor Day celebrations began .
  • The History of Labor Day – Work or Play? | TheHistoryOf.net 24 January 2010 22:55 UTC www.thehistoryof.net [Source type: Original source]

 ^ Today, most of people find Labor Day to be the end of summer and a day to take rest.

 ^ Most Labor a rest view as of Americans Day day.
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 .The holiday is often regarded as a day of rest and parades.^ For the rest of Japan, this is a day of public holiday.
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 ^ By CLYDE HABERMAN Labor Day parades got their start in New York City, but workers havent strutted their stuff on the holiday for quite a while.
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 ^ Although the holiday has racist roots –the original Labor Day parade of 1882 was organized by the Knights of Labor and connected to the Ku Klux Klan.” – MLH .
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 .Speeches or political demonstrations are more low-key than May 1 Labour Day celebrations in most countries, although events held by labor organizations often feature political themes and appearances by candidates for office, especially in election years.^ Labor Day celebrations began .
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 ^ This was how Labor Day was often celebrated for a long time.
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 ^ Parades, and speeches by labor leaders and political figures, mark Labor Day celebrations.

 .Forms of celebration include picnics, barbecues, fireworks displays, water sports, and public art events.^ Many families have picnics or barbecues in the daytime and attend fireworks displays in the .
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 ^ Forms of celebration include picnics, barbecues, fireworks displays, water sports, and public art events.
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 ^ Many forms of celebrations were held including picnics, fireworks, displays, water sports and public art events to name a few.

 .Families with school-age children take it as the last chance to travel before the end of summer recess.^ Families with school-age children take it as the last chance to travel before the end of summer.
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 ^ Traditionally, Labor Day serves as the unofficial end of summer - with families closing up summer houses and U.S. beaches & resorts pack it in for the season.
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 ^ Labor Day Weekend is here, which means that it's time to squeeze in one last barbecue before the summer season officially ends.
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 .Similarly, some teenagers and young adults view it as the last weekend for parties before returning to school.^ For students, it is the last chance to organize parties before school starts again.
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 ^ Some teenagers and young adults view it as the last weekend for parties before returning to school.
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 ^ Labor Day Weekend is here, which means that it's time to squeeze in one last barbecue before the summer season officially ends.
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 .However, start dates for schools vary widely, beginning as early as July 24 in urban districts such as Atlanta, Miami, and Los Angeles.^ However, of late, schools have begun well before Labor Day, as early as the 24th of July in many urban districts, including Nashville and Atlanta.
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 ^ Some states have enacted laws to the curb early school starts, in response to the parent and tourism-industry concerns.
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 ^ I thought that all first-time labors were long,” says Los Angeles-based Julie Goldin, mother of Ari, 15 months.
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 .In addition, Labor Day marks the beginning of the NFL and college football seasons.^ It ____________ the beginning of the NFL and college football seasons.
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 ^ It _________________ of the NFL and college football seasons.
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 ^ It markings / marks the beginning of the NFL and college football seasons.
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 .The NCAA usually plays their first games the week before Labor Day, with the NFL traditionally playing their first game the Thursday following Labor Day.^ School starting before Labor Day .
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 ^ What day of the week is labor day on in 2008?
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 ^ Labor Day has been celebrated on the first...
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International Workers' Day

Approximately 700,000 people at a May Day concert in Rome [4]
Main article: International Workers' Day
.May Day can refer to various labour celebrations conducted on May 1 that commemorate the fight for the eight hour day.^ Most countries celebration / celebrate this day on May 1.

 ^ It originated from the eight-hour day .

 ^ Labour Day since May 1, 1927.

 .May Day in this regard is called International Workers' Day, or Labour Day.^ In some countries it is called May Day and in .

 ^ In some countries it is called May Day and in others it is __________ as International Workers’ Day.

 ^ In some countries it is calling / called May Day and in others it is known as International Workers’ Day.

 .The idea for a "workers holiday" began in Australia in 1856. With the idea having spread around the world, the choice of May 1 became a commemoration by the Second International for the people involved in the 1886 Haymarket affair.^ May 4 was chosen to remember the Haymarket Affair .
  • Labor Day, socialist holiday, approaches! 24 January 2010 22:55 UTC www.infowars.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Celebrating May Day as the International Worker's Holiday had gained significant traction in the U.S. after the Haymarket Affair in 1886.
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 ^ Labor Day is a Federal Holiday honoring working people; it is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers.

 [5] .The Haymarket affair occurred during the course of a three-day general strike in Chicago, Illinois, United States that involved common laborers, artisans, merchants, and immigrants.^ Labor Day is observed as a day of rest and honor for the United States workforce.
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 ^ Labor Day is a national holiday in the United States.
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 ^ Things to do during Labor Day weekend .
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 [6] .Following an incident in which police opened fire and murdered strikers at the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. plant, a rally was called for the following day at Haymarket Square.^ The names of Tompkins Square, Cripple Creek, Homestead, Haymarket, Lattimer, Lawrence, and dozens of other places where police forces massacred workers are unknown.
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 ^ Kitty Genovese was slowly and methodically murdered, no one bothered to call the police, to go back a little further, Pinkerton cops opening fire on striking workers, that ring a bell?
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 ^ On May 4, during a related labor rally in Haymarket Square, someone threw a bomb, which killed a policeman and touched off a deadly mêlée.
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 .The event remained peaceful, yet towards the end of the rally, as police moved in to disperse the event, an unknown assailant threw a bomb into the crowd of police.^ An unknown person threw a bomb at police as they dispersed the public meeting.
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 ^ The bomb blast and ensuing gunfire resulted in the deaths of eight police officers and an unknown number of civilians.
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 .The bomb and resulting police riot left at least a dozen people dead, including seven policemen.^ The bomb blast and ensuing gunfire resulted in the deaths of eight police officers and an unknown number of civilians.
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 [7] .A senstational show trial ensued in which eight defendants were openly tried for their political beliefs, and not necessarily for any involvement in the bombing.^ The bomb blast and ensuing gunfire resulted in the deaths of eight police officers and an unknown number of civilians.
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 [8] The trial led to the eventual public hanging of seven anarchists.[9] The Haymarket incident was a source of outrage from people around the globe. .In the following years, memory of the "Haymarket martyrs" was remembered with various May Day job actions and demonstrations.^ May 4 was chosen to remember the Haymarket Affair.
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 ^ May 4 was chosen to remember the Haymarket Affair .
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 ^ Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York followed suit over the next 4 years, making Labor day an official state holiday.
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 [10] .May Day has become an international celebration of the social and economic achievements of the labour movement.^ Most countries celebration / celebrate this day on May 1.

 ^ Labour Day since May 1, 1927.

 ^ Most countries celebrate this day on May 1.

 .Although May Day received its inspiration from the United States, the U.S. Congress designated May 1 as Loyalty Day in 1958 due to the day's perceived appropriation by the Soviet Union.^ That same year, Congress, designated May 1 of each year as “Loyalty Day.” .
  • AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Labor Day—A Poor Cousin to May Day? 24 January 2010 22:55 UTC blog.aflcio.org [Source type: News]

 ^ In 1894, Congress passed a bill designating the first Monday in September as Labor Day and a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and territories.
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 ^ The United States of America is dedicated to its blue collar heroes — that’s why we celebrate May Day in September.
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 [11] .Alternatively, Labor Day traditionally occurs on the first Monday in September in the United States.^ Labor Day is celebrated the first Monday in .
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 ^ It is celebration / celebrated on the first Monday in September.
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 ^ Oregon was the first state to legalize the Labor Day holiday in 1887.
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 .People often use May Day as a day for political protest, such as the million people who demonstrated against far-right candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen in France, or as a day for protest against government actions, such as rallies in support of undocumented workers across the United States.^ But the Government of the United States is not for the gratification of the people who happen to hold office.
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 ^ It exists right here in the United States.
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 ^ The United States and Canada observe this special day the first Monday of each September.
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References

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  2. ^ "Origins of Labor Day". PBS. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/september96/labor_day_9-2.html. 
  3. ^ Brendan I. Koerner. "Why do we get Labor Day off". Slate Magazine. http://www.slate.com/id/2106168/. 
  4. ^ Concert a Roma, Repubblica
  5. ^ Rosa Luxemburg (1894). "What Are the Origins of May Day?". Sprawa Robotnicza. http://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1894/02/may-day.htm. 
  6. ^ "Death in the Haymarket", "A Storm of Strikes", p. 163
  7. ^ "Death in the Haymarket", "Prologue", p. 10
  8. ^ "Death In the Haymarket", "Every Man on the Jury Was an American", pp. 209–230
  9. ^ "Death In the Haymarket", "You Are Being Weighed in the Balance", p. 231
  10. ^ "Death In the Haymarket", "Prologue", p. 305
  11. ^ "Roots of May Day are in Chicago". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070501mayday-story,1,6794043.story?coll=chi-news-hed. Retrieved 2009-09-09. 
  12. ^ "Anti-Le Pen Protests Draw a Million Into Streets of France". NY Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9507E1DF1231F931A35756C0A9649C8B63. Retrieved 2009-09-09. 
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  14. ^ May Day is rally day in Seattle
  • Green, James (2007). .Death In the Haymarket: A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement and the Bombing that Divided Gilded Age America.^ So even if you're not a union member, every American owes something to America's labor movement.
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     ^ In the meantime, you can read the story about Studs Terkel, Labor Day, the yuppie couple, and the bus stop in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood—over and over again.
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     ^ Even if you're not a union member, every American owes something to America's labor movement.
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  1. (US) The holiday marking the unofficial end of summer, held on the first Monday in September.

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