First organized by the Central Labor Union and comprised of a demonstration and picnic the original Labor Day was celebrated in New York on Tuesday September 5 1882.

Many people are worried this Labor Day about unemployment and the economy. I mean craftspeople who use their hands their backs and their heads to do important work.

For FDR the key to recovery lay in measures that made it possible for the worker to earn a decent wage. With the midterm elections season kicking off and the economy remaining Americans number one issue Obamas turning his attention in that direction with a.

Not Labor with a capital L as in organized labor unions. By 1884 the first Monday in September had been designated the. In January the Department of Labor reported that union. 4 million according to studio estimates. We work all year and get a whole day off to celebrate our working achievements. I mean labor as in skilled workers solving interesting problems. Its time for our leaders to recognize that a wellpaid middle class is a necessity if we hope to get out the Great Recession.

A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a longterm jobs program Monday that will exceed 50 billion to rebuild roads railways and runways and coupled it with a blunt campaignseason assault on Republicans for causing Americans. Yay I dont think Labor Day means all that much to most Americans

After Hurricane Earl sent waters flooding much of Jones Beach State Park on Long Island as CBS 2s Mark Morgan reportsmost of the water was where it belonged Monday afternoon. It is the first Labor Day on which a majority of union members in United States work for the government.

The headline in my local newspaper today reads Jobless must set sights lower.

This Labor Day marks a milestone in the history of the U. I wouldnt be surprised if your local newspaper or radio station has a similar story today.

And over a fourday Labor Day period that typically showcases grownup people movies Clooneys lowbudgeted Rrated thriller The American came out on top grossing 16. News Sports Weather Traffic and the Best of NY.