Honoring Labor

The 2011 Labor Day in the USA falls on the same date that the first Labor Day did in 1882, September 5th. Because Labor Day is now celebrated on the first Monday of September, the date changes each year. This year, Labor Day falls on the exact date of the first Labor Day observed by the Central Labor Union of New York with a parade at Union Square, New York City, not far from where Mehron Makeup was founded in 1927.Throughout the years the celebration of Labor Day has changed its focus from a day of honoring the American Worker to a day that is filled with Shopping Sales, Days at the Beach, Barbeques and Picnics in the Park. It is because of the American Labor Unions that the laws that protect the safety and rights of workers were past, and Labor Day is a day that commemorates those workers who fought for and achieved a better working environment for all workers, unionized or not.

The significance of this year's Labor Day falling on the same date as the first Labor Day could not be more poignant as this past year, the rights of the American Unionized Worker have been under attack by Corporations, and State and Local Governments as witnessed by the stand off in Wisconsin between the Governor, Legislature and the Unionized Civil Service Workers.

In this time of economic upheaval and near record unemployment, it is easier for the Corporations and Local Government to void the progress achieved by American Labor through their Unions. As Union membership continues to shirk throughout the USA, challenging and erasing over a hundred years of hard fought for gains by the American Worker is suddenly easier.

This Labor Day, the folks at Mehron Makeup, Made in the USA since 1927 would like to take the time to commend the American Workers who continue to produce superior goods and services and would like to wish everyone a safe and restful Labor Day.