Labor Day
Happy Labor Day to our clients and friends!
Every building project is a team effort. Builders, trades people, designers, consultants, furnishings and materials suppliers, engineers, local officials, and building owners all make important contributions to the success of our projects. We particularly want to acknowledge the trades people and laborers – you are key partners with us as we create beautiful, functional built environments together.
On behalf of all of us at Bleck & Bleck Architects, we wish the 154 million men and women who are the U.S. workforce a Happy Labor Day!
Some Fun Facts about Labor Day:
- Annually held on the first Monday of September since 1882
- Originally organized to celebrate labor associations’ strengths and contributions to the U.S. economy
- Oregon was the first state to make Labor Day a holiday in 1887
- Federal holiday since 1894 and all federal offices, schools and many businesses are closed
- Many celebrate with fireworks displays, picnics and barbecues
- Traditionally marks the summer season’s end and the end of wearing white shoes and straw hats
- The year in which the 8-hour day was firmly established was 1916 with the passage of the Adamson Act
