Since today is Labor Day, I thought for fun I gave a little trivia'
September5, 1882 In New York was the first Labor Day.
Originally it was a workers holiday.
Soon enough many states followed and it 1894
congress passed an act making the first Monday of September
a legal holiday..
Oregon was the first state to declare Labor Day as law.
In the late 1800"s the average American worker worked 12 hour days, seven days a week.
Children as young as 5-6 years old toiled in mills and earned a fraction of the adult workers and the adult workers made next to nothing!
Canada also celebrates Labor day
Some fun facts:
Unofficially Labor Day marks the end of Summer
Wearing white clothes was unacceptable.
Most families wouldn't grill or BBQ after labor day
Children went back to school the next day.
In 1912 Mass. was the only state to set a minimum wage for woman and children
In 1938 act was to general employees and they made .25 cents an hour.
You always got paid in cash in a envelope
Here's a blast from the past ~~
September5, 1882 In New York was the first Labor Day.
Originally it was a workers holiday.
Soon enough many states followed and it 1894
congress passed an act making the first Monday of September
a legal holiday..
Oregon was the first state to declare Labor Day as law.
In the late 1800"s the average American worker worked 12 hour days, seven days a week.
Children as young as 5-6 years old toiled in mills and earned a fraction of the adult workers and the adult workers made next to nothing!
Canada also celebrates Labor day
Some fun facts:
Unofficially Labor Day marks the end of Summer
Wearing white clothes was unacceptable.
Most families wouldn't grill or BBQ after labor day
Children went back to school the next day.
In 1912 Mass. was the only state to set a minimum wage for woman and children
In 1938 act was to general employees and they made .25 cents an hour.
You always got paid in cash in a envelope
Here's a blast from the past ~~
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