Labor Day in the United States: Everything You Should Know About Labor Day's Origins and its History (Plus Fun Facts).

UNBIASED Politics

Jordan Berman

Education

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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In honor of Labor Day, let's learn about the holiday's origins and its history. In this episode, you'll learn about the riots and rallies that led to the creation of Labor Day (including the famous Haymarket Riot), the first states to make Labor Day a state holiday, the Senator that introduced the federal legislation, the President that signed it into law, the origins of "not wearing white after Labor Day", the difference between Labor Day and May Day, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Jordan is My Loyer podcast, your favorite source of
0:07.9	unbiased news and legal analysis. Enjoy the show. Show. Welcome back to the Jordan is my lawyer podcast.
0:20.0	Happy day after Labor Day. I hope you had a great. Welcome back to the Jordan is my lawyer podcast.
0:22.6	Happy day after Labor Day.
0:23.9	I hope you had a great weekend.
0:25.9	We are talking about Labor Day today.
0:28.4	It's something that not many Americans are familiar with
0:31.3	as far as the history goes, the origins of the holiday.
0:34.5	So I figured let's talk about it.
0:35.8	On top of that, you guys have loved when I've covered the Constitution and the Supreme Court.
0:41.0	So why not throw another educational episode in there when there's not much
0:44.8	happening in the news? Let's do it. I want to quickly remind you, before we get
0:49.9	into the episode, to please leave my show a review. You guys have been absolutely
0:53.6	killing it. If you've left me a review so far, thank you so much. It means the
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1:07.0	second of all the reminder that I love to give every episode yes I am a lawyer no I not your lawyer. So nothing in these episodes is ever intended to be legal advice of any sort. That is my legal disclaimer. Without further I do, let's get into today's episode about Labor Day. About If you've ever wondered what we are celebrating on Labor Day or how Labor Day came about,
1:40.3	you are not alone.
1:41.8	This is something that not many Americans are familiar with. A lot of people think it has something to do with you know celebrating the workforce which it does but not many people are familiar with how it started.
1:53.3	When did it come about and the kind of unrest and protests and displeasure that led to Labor Day.
2:04.0	Nowadays, Labor Day has become more of an end of summer holiday.
2:07.7	People get together, they have barbecues.
2:10.0	It's kind of one last summer weekend with your family and friends, but originally it had much more meaning.
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