There are varying accounts of how labor came to be, however it was, at least in part, a political reaction to the labor movement at the end of the 19th century.
FMI: Why do we get Labor Day off? http://www.slate.com/id/2106168/
US Dept. of Labor http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm
3 comments:
/cheers! Hope you have a great labor day weekend too :)
Can't wait for the season finale of True Blood! They better not really kill off Eric....
Thanks for the links! I was thinking awhile ago, where Labor Day came from. I'm gonna go check out your links!
Carole
The Romance Reviews
Thanks for the links. I took the weekend off to relax and unwind. Have a great day!
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