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 ===== Disagreement To When ===== ===== Disagreement To When =====
  
-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://dinosstorage.com/wordpress/?p=1707|dinosstorage]])]+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://www.facebook.com/VFWPost6731/photos/a.192317894288625/1989465267907203/?type=3|facebook]])] 
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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://dinosstorage.com/wordpress/?p=1707|dinosstorage]])] 
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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://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/history-labor-day|nationalgeographic]])] 
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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://time.com/3836834/may-day-labor-history/|time]])] 
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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://nationaltoday.com/labor-day/|nationaltoday]])] 
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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://www.ramflat.com/happy-labor-day-with-some-labor-day-history/|ramflat]])]
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