Monday March 18, 2024

Labor Day


Labor Day Parade

The next upcoming Labor Day is on Monday September 2nd, 2024.

Celebration\ Observance

Labor Day is a time to spend the last days of the summer season. Many people celebrate with family or neighbor barbecues, picnics, sporting events, and fireworks. Others will take in their last weekend of vacation for the summer. Football season starts around Labor Day.

History

Labor Day originated by the Knights of Labor and the Central Labor Union. Oregon was the first state to make it a holiday on February 21, 1887. In 1894, it became a federal holiday, officially celebrated by thirty states. It was approved as a national holiday following the deaths of workers from the U.S. Marshals and military during the Pullman Strike.


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