In 1889 an international federation of socialist groups and trade unions designated May 1 as a day in support of workers, in commemoration of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago (1886). Five years later, U.S. Pres. Grover Cleveland, uneasy with the socialist origins of Workers’ Day, signed legislation to make Labor Day—already held in some states on the first Monday of September—the official U.S. holiday in honour of workers. Canada followed suit not long afterward.

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    8 months ago

    Nope.

    Ours in Australia predates everyone else’s. And it varies across the country , for example my state holds it on the second Monday of May as thats when the stonemasons celebrated winning the first 8 hour day with no loss of pay in the world.