Labor Day, the first day in May, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.
Founder of Labor Day
More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers.
Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, was first is suggesting a day to honor those ”who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold.”
Later,N.J proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic.
Labor’s Day is on May 1st in China. Labor’s Day is an international day for workers. Working is glorious, and we should respect workers. The Labor’s Day is workers’ holiday and workers can enjoy themselves. Many people choose to travel. And some others will go to the cinema. Some will go to parks. Others may stay at home.
Labor Day differs in every essential way from the other holidays of the year in any country. Said Samuel Gompers, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor. “All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man’s prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or nation”.