The Holiday
What is the purpose of celebrating Labor Day?
What is to celebrates the achievements of the American worker as a result of the labor movement of the 19th century.
Who started Labor Day?
Who is the workers who had problems in the workplace
What is the current minimum wage in CT?
What is $10.10
What does a Chandler make?
What is candles
This term refers to a method of payment that is dependent on the amount of goods or services sold.
What is Commission?
What day of the week is Labor Day celebrated on?
What is Monday
Name 3 countries that celebrate Labor Day?
What is U.S.A., Australia, Canada
What industry has the most employees today?
What is retail
What does a hobbler do for a living?
Tows boats on a river or canal
Workers who dress in Business attire are called this kind of worker.
What is White Collar Workers?
Which state was the first to officially make Labor Day a state-recognized holiday?
Oregon In 1887, Oregon was the first state to make Labor Day a holiday, seven years before the President declared the celebration a national holiday. Has anyone ever been to Oregon?
What President declared Labor Day as a federal holiday?:
Who is Grover Cleveland
How many people work in the United States today?
There are 155.7 million people age 16 years and older in the country's labor force
What does the Town Crier do?
And officer of the court who makes public pronouncements as required by the court
Workers who wear uniform are called this type of worker.
What are blue collar workers?
What is the name of the city in which Labor Day was first held?
New York City.
What us the date of the first labor day
September 5, 1882
On average, how long does it take for Americans to commute to work?
What is 25 minuets
A Gandy Dancer is a slang term for this type of worker.
What is a railroad worker
This is a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
What is an Entrepreneur?
What is the job of labor unions?
What is to improve work conditions for laborers
What is a moonlighter?
Someone who works more than one job. 7.3 million workers hold more than one job in the US today
How many hours did Americans work during the 19th Century?
Americans worked 12-hour days seven days a week during the 19th century!