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(103,184 posts) Sat Aug 31, 2024, 06:29 AM Aug 31

What to know about Labor Day and its history

https://apnews.com/article/labor-day-history-what-to-know-1e20a900398e9c767cef82f7fb8f7728

By JAMIE STENGLE
Updated 11:38 AM CDT, August 22, 2024

DALLAS (AP) — From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark Labor Day — the federal holiday celebrating the American worker — by finding ways to relax.

This year is the 130th anniversary of the holiday, which is celebrated on the first Monday of September. While actions by unions in recent years to advocate for workers are a reminder of the holiday’s activist roots, the three-day weekend it creates has become a touchstone in the lives of Americans marking the unofficial end of summer.

Here’s what to know about Labor Day:
How did Labor Day become a federal holiday?

Its origins date back to the late 19th century, when activists first sought to establish a day to pay tribute to workers.

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Labor Day celebrated at The American Labor Museum each LD Sunday. no_hypocrisy Aug 31 #1

no_hypocrisy

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1. Labor Day celebrated at The American Labor Museum each LD Sunday.

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Sat Aug 31, 2024, 06:46 AM

Aug 31

followed by a parade throughout the streets of Haledon and Paterson, NJ.

The late Rep. Bill Pascrell never missed a Labor Day Sunday, speaking from the balcony to crowds of workers.

The ONLY museum in the U.S. dedicated to American Labor.

http://www.labormuseum.net/index.html

The American Labor Museum advances public understanding of the history and contemporary issues of work, workers and the labor movement throughout the world, with special attention to the ethnicity and immigrant experience of American workers.

The 2024 Labor Day Parade Celebrates the Contributions of Working People

Sunday, September 1st, 2024 at 10:30am; Step-off at 11am

The Annual Labor Day Parade, co-sponsored by the Museum and the Borough of Haledon, is scheduled for Sunday, September 1st, 2024. The opening ceremony begins at the Museum at 10:30am. Step-off at the Museum is at 11am, rain or shine. this year’s Labor Day Parade Grand Marshals are Susan Butterfield, President, Passaic County Education Associations, Brian Jackson, Business Manager/Financial Secretary/Treasurer, United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers, Local 10 and President, Passaic County Building & Construction Trades Council, and Thomas Kelly, Business Agent, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 827, President, Passaic County Central Trades and Labor Council, AFL-CIO and 2nd Vice President and Trustee, American Labor Museum. For further information, please call the Museum at 973-595-7953 or email labormuseum@gmail.com

The American Labor Museum is housed in the Botto House National Landmark, a 1908 Victorian home, which belonged to Italian immigrant and silk mill worker, Pietro Botto and his wife Maria.

It was the meeting place for over 20,000 silk mill workers during the 1913 Paterson Silk Strike. The strikers called for safe working conditions, an end to child labor, and an eight-hour day.

This action and others like it brought about reforms in the workplace that are broadly enjoyed by Americans today.

The museum offers visitors restored period rooms, changing exhibits, Old World Gardens (including a bocce court, grape arbor, root cellar and chicken coop), a free lending library, and Museum Store. Annual special events include exhibit receptions, book talks, teachers’ workshops, Workers’ Memorial Day observance, May Day Festival, Labor Day Parade and more.

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