The National Labor Day

We often see some folks throw parties and festivals to celebrate the end of summer vacation on the first Monday in September, while mixed reactions trail several others because the end signifies that school activities would soon resume. So, what’s the idea behind this celebration? It’s called National Labor Day.

National Labor Day is one of the most celebrated days in the United States of America because of its significance. The day is designated to celebrate and reflect on the contributions the American workers have made to society. The United States and most countries celebrate National Labor Day on the first Monday of September, while other countries choose another day to celebrate the event.

WHY DO WE HAVE NATIONAL LABOR DAY?

Every worker has reasons to celebrate National Labor Day. If you are not going to work on Saturdays or spending 18 hours in your workplace every day, it’s thanks to the years of battles fought by American employees and Labor Unions a century ago.

At the peak of the Industrial Revolution, the average American employee spent 12 hours a day at work and worked seven days a week to earn a living. These people mainly comprise poor immigrants and black employees. Adults and children as young as five worked at fields, mines, and several mills. These children earned a more meager living than the adults.

The workers faced harsh working conditions, with

access to poor ventilation and no sanitary breaks. They were subjected to working even when some of them were sick. As the manufacturing industries started replacing agriculture as the bane of employment, Labor Unions voiced their vituperations and began to organize strikes, demanding better working conditions of the workers and pay.

Of course, strikes like this wouldn’t go on to be successful without turning violent. The strikes castigated the infamous Haymarket Riot in 1886 in Chicago, which saw policemen and employees killed.

The Pullman strike of 1894 in Chicago was another bloody incident that enveloped as a result of low working conditions. Pullman Company dealt with the manufacture of railroad cars. The owner, George Pullman decided to cut the wages of the workers as a result of the 1893 depression, but the workers vehemently refused, resulting in the protest. Before the protest, nearly 10,000 workers had marched in New York City in 1882 for the same harsh working conditions - the first labor parade in the United States.

The Haymarket saga, the boycott of Pullman railway cars by the American Railroad Union in 1894, and other unrest led Congress to pass the National Labor Day law on June 28, 1894, 12 years after several states had passed the legislation. No one knows the face behind the Labor Day holiday legalization. However, many believed that Peter J. McGuire of the American Federation of Labor and Matthew McGuire of the Central Labor Union were the forces behind the creation of the holiday.

The holiday is celebrated on Mondays to give workers three-day weekends. The three-day weekend is also the reason the United States has a uniform Monday Holiday when celebrating Columbus Day and Washington’s Memorial Day. Planning a long weekend vacation to celebrate National Labor Day with your friends and families? We can help you secure great deals only if you take action by reaching out to us. Contact Eric L. Frazier for assistance with purchasing a home or investment property. Eric L. Frazier MBA is a licensed Mortgage Advisor NMLS 461807 with First Bank and can be reached at 800-261-1634 ext. 703.

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Published by Eric Lawrence Frazier, MBA.

References

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HOME OWNERSHIP

by Eric Lawrence Frazier MBA

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