SEPT 1, 2025
- Sep 1, 2025
- 5 min read
LABOR DAY - Alumni House - CLOSED
Labor Day marks the end of summer holidays across the U.S.
Labor Day is a celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. President Grover Cleveland signed a law making it a national holiday on June 28, 1894, though its history dates back years earlier.
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated more than a decade earlier - when some 10,000 workers marched on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. Workers were seeing their quality of life decline as they transitioned from artisan to factory jobs, even as the quality of life of factory owners was “just skyrocketing,” Todd Vachon, an assistant professor in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations previously said.
In the years that followed, a handful of cities and states began to adopt laws recognizing Labor Day. Oregon was the first to pass a law recognizing it as a holiday in 1887.
That was the same year that workers for the Pullman Palace Car Company went on strike after the railcar-maker cut wages without reducing rent in the company-owned town where workers lived near Chicago, Vachon said.
Over 12 workers were killed after Cleveland sent federal troops to crush the strike, he said. Cleveland’s move to establish Labor Day as a federal holiday is seen by some historians as a way for him “to make peace” with the working class after that, Vachon said.
When Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, unions in the U.S. were largely contested and courts would often rule strikes illegal, leading to violent disputes, Vachon said. It wasn’t until the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 that private sector employees were granted the right to join unions.
In recent years, Vachon said, there’s been a resurgence in labor organizing, activism, interest and support.
“A lot of the millennial and Gen Z folks are coming into the labor market in a period that’s not a lot different from that period in the 1880s where there was a lot of labor unrest,” Vachon said. “Jobs just don’t pay enough for people to achieve the American dream.”
An Opportunity to Assist................SCHS & Fr Richter's Project
Alumni House Backyard Beautification Project !!!
Special Angels completed the Alumni House backyard "Beautification Project" -
BIG THANKS to Mark & Pam Mano, Marty Defatte with assistance from Dave Benjamin,
Bill Dombrowski. They cleaned up the yard, sprayed for weeds, cut the grass along with adding the mulch & brick edging.
LOOKS AWESOME !!!
You're Invited............
Tuesday September 9th 11am Class of '73 Luncheon at the Alumni House -
contact Dan Horton for details - dehorton123@gmail.com
Friday Sept 26, 2025 - McGuire/Letsch Scramble - 25th Anniversary - Ives Grove Golf Links REGISTER: saintcats.org/Mcguire-LetschScramble
Deadline to register is Friday, September 12, 2025
Out & About................
The Franksville Food Truck Festival at Franksville Craft Beer Garden is the place to be September 5-6!
Sr Jean & CW at the 2019 NCAA Mens Basketball Finals
in San Antonio TX
WHO KNEW...................
POINT TO PONDER..................
Trip Down Memory Lane..............
Kohl's Grocery Store on Durand Avenue 1950's Racine, Wisconsin
CRIBBAGE.................Almost Correct !!!
Table #1:
Table: #2:
Table #3:
Today's Laugh........Ha Ha Ha !!!
The man was in no shape to drive, so he wisely left his car parked and walked home. As he was walking unsteadily along, he was stopped by a policeman. "What are you doing out here at 2 A.M.?" asked the officer.
"I'm going to a lecture." The man said.
"And who is going to give a lecture at this hour?" the cop asked.
"My wife," said the man.
Angels Connecting..................
Class of "62 - website: SCHS1962.org - Compliments of John McNamee '62
The 1st Thursday of the Month a group of non golfer gather for breakfast.
This month they went to Blueberry Hill Cafe on Spring Street
Sept 4th - 1st Thursday of the Month - the gang will meet 9am at DeRango's
on Wash & West Blvd
Lloyd Tremmel, John Ketarkus, Tom Miller, Garu Schonert, Joe Woitach
Class of '73 luncheon Tuesday September 9th 11am at the Alumni House -
contact Dan Horton for details - dehorton123@gmail.com
• Class of '60 - 65th Class Reunion on Thursday Sept 25th at Mike & Angelo's - They also meet the last Wednesday of each month at Dynasty restaurant.
- contact Renee (Ricchio) Benjamin for details - rsbenjam@sbcglobal.net
• Class of '59 - meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Castlewood restaurant
- contact Mary (D'Acquisto) Woitach for details - JWOITACH@yahoo.com
* Class of '58 meets 1st Tuesday of the month at Dynasty restaurant
- contact Karen (Petersen) Verbeten for details - Kverbeten1@wi.rr.com
• Purchase your Angels Items online. Click on......
Angels in the News..........
Racine/Kenosha News..........
RACINE HORLICK HS RENOVATION......................
• Prayers for the families of departed Angels and Friends......
• Prayers for Alumni & Friends dealing with Health issues:
Jim Poulsen - give Jim a call - 262-497-9249 at St. Monica's - he would love to visit.
Jamie Davidson '75 is scheduled for Hip Replacement Surgery in near future.
Tom Konieczko successful Hip Replacement Surgery - doing well - using a cane.
Terry Toll scheduled for Cataract Surgery.
Tom Miller's wife (Dan Miller's Mom) had recent back surgery now dealing with severe pain in her hip.
Dr Ron Kraus feel at home a number of weeks ago, broke his Femur - had surgery, received a plate and a few pins. Upon returning home, Doc spent 11 day sleeping in his recliner, now he's back to his bed - doing well, in good spirits - going for PT
Chris Gorman scheduled for his 6th Ankle Surgery Thursday Sept 4th
SPECIAL PRAYER.............
Terry Toll, Mark Pawzun, Joe Ingrasci, Dave Schilling, Dick Heidenreich, Fr Joe Hornack,
Jim May, Chris & Sue Gorman's grandson Elijah, Walt Strini, Jim Poulsen, John Hansen, Tom & Mama Clazmer, Don Heck, Dave O'Brien, George Gordon, Bob Letsch,
Mickey Postorino, Helen (Willmes) Miller, Mike O'Brien, Dick Albregts' wife,
Rudy Weibel's wife, Marty Defatte's wife Donna, Bill Halberstadt's wife Judy,
Dan Peterson's wife Donna
Important Dates.................................
Monday Sept 1, 2025 - Labor Day - Alumni House - CLOSED
Friday Sept 26, 2025 - McGuire/Letsch Scramble - 25th Anniversary - Ives Grove Golf Links
Friday Oct 31st, 2025 - Halloween
Sunday Nov 2, 2025 - Day Light Saving Tome - FALL BACK !!!
BE SAFE - BE HEALTHY - BE POSITIVE
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