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vol 3 issue 6
september 2018
CC Biker & Motorsports
Donations to folks of the carr fire By Dana Scanio
and Trinity counties Displacing Since it started in July, the Carr fire 37‚000 people and destroying over in Northern California has burned 1‚000 homes. It’s claimed six lives threefirefighters. firefighters. Only almost 300‚000 acres in Shasta including three hoping to gather enough donations
By Kelly Morgan Langley As hot as it is right now, no one really thinks about the end of summer, but it is upon us: most schools have started, the days are growing shorter, and Halloween decorations have appeared in the stores. But for most people, Labor Day is the “official end of summer”. That three day weekend is the time people pull their boats out of the lakes, pack up the camping supplies for the year, start preparing for the fall and winter holidays, and take that one last long ride before the weather changes. But how many of us really know what Labor Day means, and how this holiday began? To most of us it’s a time to BBQ and enjoy an extra day off, but the history of Labor Day is much deeper than that. Labor Day began and still remains as a tribute to the American worker. There are many stories and theories on the origins of Labor Day, but one that seems to hold the most truth is that in 1882 Peter J. McGuire, a vice president of the American Federation of Labor in New York City, proposed to the Central Labor Union in New York City that a day be set aside for a “general holiday for the laboring classes”. Mr. McGuire proposed that instead of a day of work, companies and corporations organize picnics and parades be held as both a tribute to workers and a
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labor day: Not just the “offical end of summer”
public demonstration of organized labor’s solidarity and strength. McGuire suggested the first Monday in September as the ideal day, as the weather was still nice in most areas of the country and the holiday would break up the gap between the 4th of July and Thanksgiving. In 1887 Oregon became the first state of the United States to make Labor Day an official public holiday. It became a national holiday in June 1894 when President Grover Cleveland signed the Labor Day bill into law.
and a reduction in work time from 12-15 hour days to more reasonable hours for workers. The organizers of the first Labor Day were interested in creating an event that brought different types of workers together to meet each other and recognize their common interests.
and picnicking at the beach, at the lake, or in the parks. It has become the big sale weekend for retailers trying to rid themselves of their summer merchandise to make room for fall and winter items. Today most companies do not hold parties or picnics for their staff; instead workers are rewarded with a paid holiday to do with what they wish. A great many American employees, such as those who work in the retail or grocery industry, work that day without compensation for the holiday. No matter how you celebrate Labor Day, it’s important to remember that this holiday is a time to recognize the people who work, who put this country on their back and support it by paying taxes, manufacturing goods, and sacrificing their time to make America the most productive country in the world. From the CEOs to the fast-food workers, the doctors to the ditch-diggers, every person in this country who works contributes to make our economy stronger. It only seems appropriate that we pay tribute on Labor Day to the creator of so much of the nation’s strength, freedom, and leadership — the American worker. So enjoy your weekend, and don’t forget to give thanks for all of those who work hard to make this the greatest country on Earth.
In the “old days”, Labor Day was the last acceptable day to wear white pants or shoes until the following Memorial Day, and most schools did not begin until the Tuesday after the holiday. The holiday was spent with McGuire and others who supported co-workers and family at company this day had a very different idea of sponsored events, as a show of what it was to be than what it has appreciation from ownership and become. The original holiday was management to their workers. meant to handle a problem of long Since then, it has come to be regarded working hours and no time off. as the last three day weekend of They were looking for a means of summer, to be spent with friends, unifying union workers, who had family and even co-workers BBQing Ride safe, my friends!!! begun to show some discontent,