why do we celebrate the labour day?

Labor Day in the United States was born amidst a country in political turmoil. The first Labor Day parade was sponsored by the Central Labor Union in New York City on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882. It included as many as ten thousand working people. After the celebration, many other states began to recognize the holiday. Still, many workers were unhappy with the manner in which the government dealt with strikes, poor wages and poor working conditions. A huge strike at the Pullman railway company in 1893, for example, drew nationwide attention to labor-related issues. Shortly after the strike (and subsequent arrests), laborers in New York left work to march on Union square in support of a holiday that would celebrate the common worker. Finally, in 1894, Twelve years after the first Labor Day, President Cleveland made Labor Day a holiday for federal workers. Thus, the labor movement created Labor Day and the ensuing celebration of the social and economic achievements by American workers. To show the public the strength and spirit of the trade and labor organizations in the community, unions planned the holiday to include a street parade and a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families. Labor Day is celebrated in Europe on May 1.