Didn’t Labor Day used to be the Monday after the first Sunday in September? Did somebody change the rules? Who decides these things anyway?
It still is, if you live in USA or Canada.
Labor Day is on September 1st this year. The first Sunday is the 7th so Labor Day would have been the 8th if they were still using the old rules.
According to the friendly folks at the Department of Labor (and they should know), Labor Day is officially defined, in the US, as the first Monday in September.
No “post-first-sunday” clause.
Cite.
Ok.
Labor day in the US is the fisrt Monday of September. (It was on Sept. 5, during a brief period in 1882-83. The federal goverment decided to make it a federal public holiday in 1894, the ‘ruke’ being that it was the first Monday in September).
Labour Day (Canada), is the first Monday of September.
It’s celebrated on May 1st. on most other countries.
Oops. Should’ve previewed. Thanks friedo.
It seems that you’re both right, but I can’t shake the notion in the cobwebs of my memory that some holiday - if not Labor Day - is the Monday after the first Sunday of something. Any ideas?
You’re thinking of election day – the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Why that? See This site