History of Labor Day!
NEW YORK (PNN) - Sept. 3, 2012 - If you think Labor Day is just an excuse to have a barbecue and celebrate the unofficial end of summer, you are mistaken. The holiday's true roots are in honoring the contributions of workers.
Labor Day originally arose out of a protest.
The origins of the holiday were anything but celebratory. In fact, the first Labor Day celebration was actually a protest in which 10,000 workers marched to Union Square Park in New York City to support the idea of a holiday for workers.
It was not until 1894, 12 years after that protest, that President Grover Cleveland signed into law a bill designating the first Monday in September, Labor Day. Several states had already passed legislation by that time recognizing the holiday.
