A holiday created for the working class, mostly blue collar, to have one last vacation opportunity with their famillies and friends.
Labor Day is a day to celebrate the working class. ie: a given goup, as in Veteran's Day and Memorial Day
by jedimasterobiwankenobi September 5, 2011
the state of being achieved by smoking bud (usually a nice, fat blunt) after already being belligerently drunk. awesome feeling, may result in vomiting
by parcheesi87 October 4, 2009
An argument for the decision to discontinue further action based on a personal determination that too much effort is required to complete a task or enterprise.
Jerry-- "I couldn't stand college... I considered a B.S. as labor-prohibitive... I settled for a B.A. in general studies and was glad to be out in five."
by ohthree11 March 21, 2010
The day anyone under 60 is merely thankful for the day off rather than for the labor unions that fought for the day off.
"Dad, have another beer and tell us again how you got clubbed by the cops when you and your fellow workers asked for a 5 day work week?"
"It was on Labor Day, Son. Back before you and all your buddies voted to do away with unions."
"It was on Labor Day, Son. Back before you and all your buddies voted to do away with unions."
by Union organizer September 6, 2011
An American holiday officially recognized by Congress in 1894 in response to public outcry over the violent military ending of the Pullman Strike. Labor Day takes place on the first Monday of September.
The holiday is typically celebrated with picnics and parades commemorating those that fought for better working conditions. Corporations are often at odds with the message of the holiday, and thus, the real history is essentially blacked on on American media. As a result, most Americans do not know what the holiday is for, and associate it was leisure activities and picnics.
This is separate from May 1st, May Day, or International Workers Day, which was created in response to the Haymarket Affair in Chicago, 1886.
The holiday is typically celebrated with picnics and parades commemorating those that fought for better working conditions. Corporations are often at odds with the message of the holiday, and thus, the real history is essentially blacked on on American media. As a result, most Americans do not know what the holiday is for, and associate it was leisure activities and picnics.
This is separate from May 1st, May Day, or International Workers Day, which was created in response to the Haymarket Affair in Chicago, 1886.
"I have the day off and would love to attend the Labor Day parade down-town, but the bus system is shut down on the holiday."
"Are you going anywhere interesting over the Labor Day weekend?"
"Are you going anywhere interesting over the Labor Day weekend?"
by madric September 9, 2011
A group of people who come together and form an organization with the purpose to balancing out power versus rich fuckers who'd otherwise take advantage of you.
A labor union!? Now how will we fuck those poor bastards out of sick time/overtime/wage/insurance/whatever we can get away with?!
by Viriathus January 20, 2015
by mattyreyrey January 19, 2015