School is starting and summer is ending, but that does not mean that the fun is all over yet. Enter Labor Day! It is time to celebrate the invaluable contributions of the United States labor workers to our everyday lives. In the United States, the first Labor Day was observed on September 5, 1882 by the Central Labor Union of New York. In 1894, following several deaths during the Pullman strike, President Grover Cleveland, fearing further conflict and alienation with workers and unions, pushed forward legislation and Congress signed Labor Day into law, officially making it a national holiday only six days after the end of the strike. The government selected the first Monday of September as the date for Labor Day each year, and has been celebrated every year since.
Labor Day validates and honors all the hard work laborers of the United States, as well as the difficulties and obstacles they had to overcome.
Today, Labor Day signifies the beginning of the school year, the start of the NFL season, the last day to fashionably wear white and the final summer holiday. Celebrations, barbeques and parties will be had, but please, everyone be safe and remember the hard working laborers this day honors. For anyone that is still looking for decorations and gifts for Labor Day, check out our special selection Here!
