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 completion of those chores that have been put off since summer began. Summer is a time to laze around, to go to the beach, to sleep. Certainly not to do things such as repairing torn window screens, fixing the garage door and cutting back the overgrown bush on the side of the house. Things like that are just no fun. But suddenly it's September and it's time to go back to work, back to school - back to real life. So Labor Day was created to give Americans one extra day to stand in a long line at Home Depot and then go home and clean out the gutters.

Labor Day. Enjoy it!