FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Labor Day 2012 ~ 03 September 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

Happy Labor Day!

September 3, 2012

 

 

 

 

H I S T O R Y

Labor Day is a national legal holiday that is over 100 years old. Over the years, it has evolved from a purely labor union celebration into a general "last fling of summer" festival. It grew out of a celebration and parade in honor of the working class by the Knights of Labor in 1882 in New York. In 1884, the Knights held a large parade in New York City celebrating the working class. The parade was held on the first Monday in September. The Knights passed a resolution to hold all future parades on the same day, designated by them as Labor Day. The Socialist Party held a similar celebration of the working class on May 1. This date eventually became known as May Day, and was celebrated by Socialists and Communists in commemoration of the working man. In the U.S., the first Monday in September was selected to reject any identification with Communism. In the late 1880's, labor organizations began to lobby various state legislatures for recognition of Labor Day as an official state holiday. The first states to declare it a state holiday in, 1887, were Oregon, Colorado, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. Then in 1894, Congress passed a law recognizing Labor Day as an official national holiday. Today, Labor Day is observed not only in the U.S. but also in Canada, and in other industrialized nations. While it is a general holiday in the United States, its roots in the working class remain clearer in European countries.

 

 

 

For a lot of people, Labor Day means two things: a day off and the end of summer. But why is it called Labor Day? Labor Day is a day set aside to pay tribute to working men and women. Membership in labor unions in the United States reached an all-time high in the 1950s when about 40 percent of the work force belonged to unions. Today, union membership is less than 12 percent of the working population. Labor Day now carries less significance as a celebration of working people and more as the end of summer. Schools, government offices and businesses are closed on Labor Day so people can get in one last trip to the beach or have one last cookout before the weather starts to turn colder.

T O D A Y

 

So what about you?

How are you celebrating Labor Day?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[HiJinx]

Chinese buffet - it was good!
Nana has a chest cold; she had a coupla bowls of hot soup to help feel better. She said going out was a lot better than cooking dinner tonight!

[napscoordinator]

Thank you Kathy! I hope you have a great day tomorrow....well maybe today by now. Love you hard work here on Free Republic. I know I don’t say that near enough but every time I see something from you I silently thank you and send a little prayer up for you and your family. I think you are great!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night again, Mac....rest well. And rest that broken bone.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Hi, Ma! Kids don’t go back until Wednesday, and with tomorrow off I get one more day with them. Hope you’re well!

[Kathy in Alaska]

What is it about fairs? It ALWAYS rains for at least several days of our fair.

And a new world record was set at the Alaska State Fair's 17th Annual Giant Cabbage Weigh-Off on Friday night...it came in at 138.25 pounds -- more than 10 pounds heavier than the previous record-holder.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hot soup does wonders....and having the night off helps too. d:o)

Enjoy the day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Gonna do something fun with them?

Our state fair is concluding this weekend, amid the normal rain.

[Kathy in Alaska]

The lead up....

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Mayor, and thanks for today's sustenance for body and soul.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh my gosh, Idaho...((HUGS))

Sending prayers that all will be safe.

[Kathy in Alaska]

WOO HOO!! Hurrah for ML...((HUGS))

Glad you got to ride.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Publius...((HUGS))...hope you are having a good weekend.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How’s it going?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Glad you were renewed. d:o)

The unions did get started for good reasons, but have now (management mostly) developed into gimme, gimme, gimme and they don’t care who they take it from or the cost. Sad.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...hope your weekend is going well.

You and Bo have a good Labor Day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[left that other site]

Wonderful!

[E.G.C.]

Monday Morning Coffee Bump.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. Another upper 90º day for us here.