shropshire 0 #1 September 1, 2008 Excuse for a 3 day holiday or what? Come on, give us a clue..... please. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #2 September 1, 2008 You pretty much nailed it on the head. Us American's will take any excuse to have a vacation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #3 September 1, 2008 QuoteExcuse for a 3 day holiday or what? Come on, give us a clue..... please. It really has no relationship with Europe's May day... At all.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #4 September 1, 2008 Yeap, thought so..... But really, where does it come from? You're not going to force me to google it, are you? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #5 September 1, 2008 Quote Yeap, thought so..... But really, where does it come from? You're not going to force me to google it, are you? Did it for you. http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htmBe yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #6 September 1, 2008 And by the way...there's no "u" in labor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shermanator 4 #7 September 1, 2008 it is a day to remind us how miserable we are CLICK HERE! new blog posted 9/21/08 CSA #720 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #8 September 1, 2008 Well, I saved you on the Telemeters thing, so I suppose I can do it again . . .Labor Day had something to do with Labor Unions in the very beginning. But now it's just a day of rest for all folks who have jobs. Many also consider it the last weekend of summer and on the east coast of the U.S. it signals a big run on moth balls as jumpers put away their gear . . . NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #9 September 1, 2008 Quote But now it's just a day of rest for all folks who have jobs. Then why am I at work right now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #10 September 1, 2008 Cuz you're a star (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #11 September 1, 2008 Quote Cuz you're a star Bout damn time someone noticed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #12 September 1, 2008 Quote Then why am I at work right now? Cuz sombody has to send the ambulance if those of us on holiday have too much funYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #13 September 1, 2008 Cheers (again) Nick - That Telemeters thing was bugging me all through my breakfast. Our August Bank Holiday (weekend before last) pretty much marks the end of our summer too.... Still it'll soon me Christmas (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #14 September 1, 2008 Quote Excuse for a 3 day holiday or what? Come on, give us a clue..... please. It's a busman's holiday. BUT in order to understand Labor Day, you have to learn how to SPELL Labor Day.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #15 September 1, 2008 We've still got stacks of "U's" pilling up out back (after your lot left them behind!!) and they need to be used up before they go off, turn a funny colour and cause a right stink. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #16 September 1, 2008 Quote Quote Then why am I at work right now? Cuz sombody has to send the ambulance if those of us on holiday have too much fun Wife kick'n your ass again huh? And for shopshire . . . The History of Labor Day Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means Labor Day, the first Monday in September, 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 cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those "who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold." But Peter McGuire's place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, 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. The First Labor Day 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. In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country. Labor Day Legislation Through the years the nation gave increasing emphasis to Labor Day. The first governmental recognition came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886. From them developed the movement to secure state legislation. The first state bill was introduced into the New York legislature, but the first to become law was passed by Oregon on February 21, 1887. During the year four more states — Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York — created the Labor Day holiday by legislative enactment. By the end of the decade Connecticut, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania had followed suit. By 1894, 23 other states had adopted the holiday in honor of workers, and on June 28 of that year, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories. A Nationwide Holiday The form that the observance and celebration of Labor Day should take were outlined in the first proposal of the holiday — a street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations" of the community, followed by a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families. This became the pattern for the celebrations of Labor Day. Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis was placed upon the economic and civic significance of the holiday. Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement. The character of the Labor Day celebration has undergone a change in recent years, especially in large industrial centers where mass displays and huge parades have proved a problem. This change, however, is more a shift in emphasis and medium of expression. Labor Day addresses by leading union officials, industrialists, educators, clerics and government officials are given wide coverage in newspapers, radio, and television. The vital force of labor added materially to the highest standard of living and the greatest production the world has ever known and has brought us closer to the realization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy. It is appropriate, therefore, that the nation pay tribute on Labor Day to the creator of so much of the nation's strength, freedom, and leadership — the American worker.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #17 September 1, 2008 Labour Day (as opposed to Labor Day) in OZ is to commemorate the institution of the 8 hour work day, 8 hours for work 8 for play 8 for sleep.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
