New York’s First Labor Day Held on a Tuesday

Across the country, Labor Day marks the end of the summer across the country.  It is worth remembering that the celebration of Labor Day started in 1882 to honor workers in New York City.  According to the U.S Department of Labor:

“The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.

By 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a law making the first Monday in September of each year a national holiday."

Thank you President Cleveland for giving us a long weekend.  Accordingly, there will be no NewStream next week. Our next edition will be sent out on Tuesday September 9^th.

To find out more about New York’s First Labor Day, go the Department of Labor website here.