Matthew Maguire

Labor Day in the USA

Labor Day is a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of the United States of America.  Who founded Labor Day?  Well, that fact is not quite certain, even after celebrating 126 Labor Day holidays.  Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, and co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, was the first