Understanding the United States Chapter Four Society and Culture Section 5 Holidays and Special Days
7. Labor Day
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Labor Day is a legal holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. The celebration of Labor Day is in honor of the working class. Parades are held throughout the cities and towns of the United States. Generally, Labor Day is the last day of summer celebrations. It
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Today, Many Americans have forgotten the holiday's roots in unionism. Relaxing at the beach or barbe
que, it's easy to forget tho who marched in the streets in huge parades celebrating the working man's efforts with a show of solidarity. Without union intervention, overtime pay, vacations and sick leave policies might not exist, nor workplace safety rules protect us.
Labor Day Parade Poster
Labor Day Parade, Main Street, Buffalo, New York，1900.
Labor Day float from the early 1930s with Margaret Ray Duyungan, wife of president Virgil Duyungan
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The Father of Labor Day
History has almost forgotten Peter McGuire, an Irish-American cabinet maker and pioneer unionist who propod a day dedicated to all who labor. Old records describe him as a red-headed, fiery, eloquent leader of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners.
McGuire introduced his idea formally at a meeting of the Central Labor Union on May 18, 1882. "Let us have, a festive day during which a parade through the streets of the city would permit public tribute to American Industry," he said.
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Pullman Strike of 1894
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老君犁沟President Grover Cleveland, called out troops in the historic Pullman strike in 1894.
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