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for Monday, September 6, 2021​

Labor Day

Half-Staff Alerts for September 6

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Today's Moment to Remember

"Each year, Labor Day gives us an opportunity to recognize the invaluable contributions that working men and women make to our nation, our economy and our collective prosperity. It gives us a chance to show gratitude for workers' grit, dedication, ingenuity and strength, which define our nation's character."
-Tom P.

[ First labor demonstration parade in NYC - Sept 5, 1882 = public domain image ]

The first Labor Day celebration was a parade held on September 5, 1882, to showcase a variety of labor organizations in New York City (NYC).  With the success and growth of the parade, labor leaders began pursuing a national 'Labor Day' through the rest of the 1880s.  The Pullman Strike of 1894 in Chicago, where US Army and US Marshal members shot and killed workers holding a labor strike (protest), sped up the approval for the Labor Day holiday.  Within 6 days of this sad event, Congress passed and President Grover Cleveland signed the law establishing Labor Day.  It is celebrated on the first Monday of September.

[ In the U.S., P. J. McGuire, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), is often called the father of Labor Day. ]

And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance

Students across America, at school or at home, inspired by America's Labor Day, please unite and recite the Pledge.

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