Our offices at Matrix will be closed Monday, September 2, 2024 in honor of Labor Day.
All of us at Matrix wish you and your families a healthy, safe and happy Labor Day.
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Many of us know Labor Day as the last holiday of summer when families gather with friends for picnics together. However, this is a day with a long history. This is from the History website:
Who Created Labor Day?
In the wake of this massive unrest and in an attempt to repair ties with American workers, Congress passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories. On June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed it into law. More than a century later, the true founder of Labor Day has yet to be identified.
Many credit Peter J. McGuire, cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, while others have suggested that Matthew Maguire, a secretary of the Central Labor Union, first proposed the holiday.If you want to read more check out the History website