Labor Day is the most useless of all the holidays. Besides that, it is the most oxymoronic with an emphasis on “moronic”. Where did Labor Day come from? Basically, it was started by labor unions in 1884 in New York City. By June 28, 1894, Congress passed a law making Labor Day official.Whatever you think about Labor Unions of yore, now they are clearly illegitimate (observe the disintegration of GM and Ford). But like all things governmental, traditions and programs are retained regardless of their meaning. Just look at FDR’s Social InSecurity program and the Income Tax (Achievement Tax) that was implemented to assist in the time of war. These are programs that once may have been effective but are now Jurassic and disfunctional.
Now Michigan politicians, with their infinite reservoirs of wisdom and moral light, have passed an IDIOTIC law banning schools from starting until after Labor Day. So it is good for the tourism business? Great! Let’s think of some new laws that negatively affect education for the benefit of business. How about a new law mandating that each HS student spends one week each school year working for local businesses pro bono? Now there is a surge in Michigan’s economy.
This STUPID school start date law combined with the MEAP testing mandates are forcing schools into an almost impossible scheduling situation.
I don’t rest on Labor Day. I’m stressed for the first day of school which is TOMORROW. My kids are stressed, my wife is stressed and my dog is stressed. Labor Day adds one more day to the school year pushing the year end out farther into June. With all the snow day we have already - who wants that?
So let’s face it. Labor Day is useless.
Labor Day celebrates Unions which don’t work.
Labor Day screws up the school calendar.
NO ONE rests on Labor Day- they are too busy stressing about the next day!
Labor Day is a bad excuse for a holiday. It must die.
