Happy Labor Day!

Image credit: Mystic Vision Gallery Traditionally, kids return to school (although lots of places start before Labor Day nowadays), it’s the unofficial end of summer, and, according to National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, it’s the end of peak hot dog season. It’s a time to bid summer adieu and start planning autumn activities in advance of winter’s inevitable onset.This Federal holiday was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland in 1894 as day set aside to recognize workers whose labor and industry strengthen and grow our country and economy. It was a feeble attempt to pacify the increasing unrest in workers who historically had spent 12 hours/day, 7 days/week ‘working for the man’ with little to show for it. The rise of labor unions during this period necessitated a change in the way workers were treated. The first Labor Day Parade in New York City - September 1882 The concept was conceived as a union-organized parade that was held in New York City in September 1882. At least…