Happy Labor Day! A Guaranteed day off for American Workers

Happy Labor Day!

Labor Day, a guaranteed day off for american workers, was created before Americans had a defined work week, designated hours, age restrictions and pay requirements. It’s interesting to look at Labor Day from the perspective of what it meant to be a “worker” in 1882.

Labor Day, was one of the rare days an American worker had off to spend time with family, go on a picnic, attend a parade or dance in the park as they did in New York in 1882.

According to the United States Department of Labor:Labor Day, an annual tribute to the contributions American working people  have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of our country!

The Department of Labor  was created by President Taft March 1913 is celebrating it’s 100th year and serves the American worker by establishing improved work conditions. A few of the things I found most interesting in the timeline: The five day workweek began in 1930, Fair Labor Standards Act 1938 standardized the 40-hour work week, wage and child labor laws, the GI Bill 1945,  equal rights, job training. Take a look, you might find it interesting too.

Happy Labor Day! A Guaranteed day off for American Workers

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I hope you had a great day!
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THat was a nice history lesson Diane. Never knew any of that about Labor Day
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Hi Diane, great summary of what Labor Day is all about. It's always interesting to see how things were way back when .. I would have guessed the 5-day work week was implemented much later.
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Diane,

As a Realtor, somehow I missed the guaranteed day off yesterday ;-)

Rich
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Diane,

Great info and history about Labor Day - Things that I didn't know before.
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Debbie ~ I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by!
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