What is Labor Day?

Happy Labor Day on September 5th. Celebrate Labor Day by sending a complimentary e-card to your fellow union members.
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This Labor Day, Union Privilege is celebrating 20 years of serving union members with valuable benefits.

In August 1986, the first Union Plus Credit Cards were issued.

From that single benefit, Union Privilege has grown to offer some 40 Union Plus programs for working families.

More than 3 million union members carry the Union Plus Credit Card and even more enjoy the Union Plus benefits of union membership.

Enjoy your upcoming Labor Day and
thanks for all your support and hard work!

» Send a Union Plus e-card to your fellow union members here.

» Check out all your Union Plus everyday savings here.

Did you know that the first Labor Day was celebrated on September 5, 1882, when 20,000 working people marched in New York City to demand an eight-hour work day?

Q: What international holiday is Labor Day's closest relative?

A: May Day. In 1889, a workers' congress in Paris voted to support the U.S. labor movement's demand for an eight-hour workday. It chose May 1, 1890, as a day of demonstrations in favor of the eight-hour day. Afterward, May 1 became a holiday called Labor Day in many nations. It resembles the September holiday in the United States.

Labor Day, which became a national holiday in 1894, celebrates the social and economic achievements of American workers. This Labor Day, celebrate workers' contributions with money-saving discounts on everything from union-made clothing to union-made tires at www.UnionPlus.org/UnionMade. Remember, union-made is a symbol of quality and worker power.