A public holiday or day of festivities held in honour of working people, in many countries on 1 May, in the US and Canada on the first Monday in September.
劳动节(为劳动人民订立的公共假日或节日;许多国家定在5月1日,美国和加拿大定在9月的第一个星期一)
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Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York observed Labor Day on the first Monday in September that year.
Point out that some people have to work on Labor Day and some don't.
And so on this Labor Day, when many have the day off, we thank our men and women who wear our uniform.
Everything is so front-loaded that I don't think waiting till Labor Day is smart.
Today the Labour Day march is a celebration of organised labour's achievements on behalf of the worker.
Read on for some history of Labour Day and follow the links at the bottom of the page for related organizations.
The Labor Day march across the Mackinac Bridge led by Michigan's governor has replaced the Detroit march.
Within the next few years, the idea spread from coast to coast, and all states celebrated Labor Day.
Parades, and speeches by labor leaders and political figures, mark Labor Day celebrations.
Understand the events which led to the observance of Labor Day as a National Holiday.
Although many may think Labour Day celebrations are a relatively recent phenomenon, the Canadian history of this annual holiday dates back almost a hundred years.
But while the US celebrates in September, most of the world celebrates Labor Day on May 1st.
President Grover Cleveland signed a law designating the first Monday in September as Labor Day nationwide.
The beautification of Water Square in the Trelawny capital was the national Labour Day project.
This solidarity resulted in the Labour Day march being opened to all workers for the first time in 1890.
Many Canadians will have the day off Monday for Labour Day in honour of working people everywhere.
Nowadays, Labor Day is associated less with union activities and protest marches and more with leisure.
While many people just think of Labor Day as the end of summer - it is actually an important historical holiday.
If a non-qualified employee is not asked to work on Labour Day, he or she gets the day off with no pay.
Then in 1894, Congress passed a law recognizing Labor Day as an official national holiday.