Labor Day

Labor day is a holiday on the first Monday of every September, celebrated to honor the American Labor Movement, and all of the accomplishments workers have made to the well-being of the United States. This holiday began in the late 19th century being at a time where the growth of trade unions and labor movements proposed a holiday to celebrate labor. The Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor were the organizations that held the holiday's first parade in New York City, in 1887. Oregon became the first state to recognize Labor Day as an official holiday, and soon after in 1894, it became a federal holiday thirty U.S. states officially recognized. As much as 80 countries celebrate International Worker's Day and Labor Day.