International Workers' Day grew, a variety of days were chosen by trade unionists as a day to celebrate labour. In the United States and Canada, a September holiday, called Labor or Labour Day, was first proposed in the 1880s. In 1882, Matthew Maguire, a machinist, first proposed a Labor Day holiday on the first Monday of September while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union (CLU) of New York. Others argue that it was first proposed by Peter J. McGuire of the American Federation of Labor in May 1882, after witnessing the annual labour festival held in Toronto, Canada. In 1887, Oregon
First Monday First Monday First Monday is an American television midseason replacement drama centered on the U.S. Supreme Court. Like another 2002 series, "The Court", it was inspired by the prominent role the Supreme Court played in settling the 2000 presidential election. However, public interest in the high court had receded by the time the two shows premiered, and neither was successful. Created by "JAG" creator Donald P. Bellisario and Paul Levine, the show aired on CBS from January until May 2002. The name "First Monday" is a reference to the first Monday in October, which is when each Supreme Court term