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However, federal law only designated it a holiday for government employees. Unions encouraged employees to strike as late as the 1930s to ensure they had the day off.[([[https:// | However, federal law only designated it a holiday for government employees. Unions encouraged employees to strike as late as the 1930s to ensure they had the day off.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Disagreement To When ===== | ||
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+ | Labor organizations were divided at the time regarding whether a holiday commemorating workers should be observed, with some calling for the ongoing emphasis on the September march-and-picnic date while others desired the designation of the more politically sensitive date of May 1.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Grover Cleveland ===== | ||
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+ | Conservative Democratic President Grover Cleveland was among those afraid that a May 1 labor holiday would become a remembrance of the Haymarket event, strengthening socialist and anarchist forces worldwide that supported the May 1 commemoration.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Support For September ===== | ||
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+ | In 1887, he openly backed the September Labor Day holiday as a less provocative option, ultimately establishing the day as a federal holiday in the United States through a statute he signed in 1894.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Loyalty Day ===== | ||
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+ | On May 1, the United States has observed Loyalty Day and Law Day since the mid-1950s. Unlike Labor Day, neither is a legitimate public holiday (government offices and most companies do not close to observe), therefore they have remained relatively unknown.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Two-Week Vacations ===== | ||
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+ | Many people take two-week vacations during the two weeks after Labor Day. Many autumn activities, such as school and sports, start around this time.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== School Districts ===== | ||
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+ | Many school districts in the United States restart courses around the Labor Day vacation weekend. Some start the week before Labor Day, making Labor Day weekend the first three-day weekend of the school year, while others return on the Tuesday after Labor Day.[([[https:// |