Celebrating Labor Day - The Story Of September Holidays

Weekend Labor Day traditionally marks the official end of summer. While enjoying the long weekend break to reflect on the original meaning of Labor Day, and how it has evolved over the decades.

In the late 19th century terrible working conditions were the norm in the industrial cities of America. The average factory worker to twelve hours a day, seven days a week just to meet basic family expenses. And young children are not excluded from the exhausting routine. Working groups, guilds and trade groups formed the objective of improving conditions, increase wages and the protection of children. During the time Labor Day was a time of fiery speeches and parades.

The story is a little hazy, which is responsible for the beginning of the tradition. But the first proposal for a public holiday from the Central Labor Union in New York. On September 5, 1882 brought together more than 10,000 workers to participate in the parade of the American Labor Day first. The parade was followed by a picnic, speeches and a concert.

Three years later, elected in 1885, the Centre's work on the first Monday in September for his party. The group encourages others across the nation to do the same in their cities. The movement grew. Over the next two decades, states and cities have begun to formally adopt the holiday. Finally, in 1894 Congress declared the first Monday of September is Labor Day.

Labor Day is more associated with the start of football season, leisure, one last trip to the beach or the pool and the end of the summer holidays for children of working conditions and social activism organized . Changes to social norms continues, many U.S. states will be two or three weeks in the school year on Labor Day arrives this year, and fashion gurus have come to say "no white shoes or clothing to be worn after Labor Day" rule is no longer sacrosanct . Most major retailers that the position of the celebrations as the Labor Day sales.

Labour Day Facts

154400000 - The number of people 16 and older workforce Nations in May 2010.

7600000 - The number of employees have more than one job.

284,000 - The number of illegal workers who work full-time jobs. When they sleep?

10100000 - the number of such workers.

5900000 - how many people work from home

$ 47,127 and $ 36,278 to 2009 average annual earnings for male and female full-time year-round workers.

17.7 million - The number of travelers who leave for work between midnight and 5:59. They represent 13 percent of all travelers.

76% - the share of workers driving alone to work, another 11 percent carpool, and 5 percent by public transport.

3.5 million - The number of workers moving to work 90 minutes or more each day. By the U.S. Census Bureau