Labor Day By: Denise H.

Labor Day Information

Hello, my name is Denise and I am going to talk to you about Labor Day. Now, September has one federal holiday, Labor Day. It honors all working people in the U.S. and Canada. It began with New York City parade in 1882 and is now celebrated on the first of September.

National Grandparents Day, which honors grandparents and the love they show to their children's children, is celebrated the first Sunday after Labor day. The Knights of Labor, a workers' organization, established this holiday in New York City in 1882. It was felt that working people should be honored. The group held a big parade. In 1887, the United States Department of Labor Day declared the first Saturday in June a legal holiday.

In 1893, Labor Day was changed to the first Monday in September, and it has been that way ever since. This holiday also marks the official end of Summer. Schools usually open later in the week. Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September (September 5 in 2011) that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers.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.