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Peter J. McGuire (July 6, 1852 – February 18, 1906) was an American labor leader of the nineteenth century. He co-founded the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America in 1881 along with Gustav Luebkert [1] and became one of the leading figures in the first three decades of the American Federation of Labor.
An American labor leader, Peter J. McGuire, was a co-founder of the American Federation of Labor and general secretary for the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners.
Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated ... An alternative theory maintains that the idea of Labor Day was the brainchild of Peter J. McGuire, ...
No one is quite sure who invented Labor Day. Peter J. McGuire, who served as general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and was a co-founder of the American Federation of Labor ...
Find out why we celebrate and when Labor Day 2024 takes place. Skip to main content. Subscriptions ... although many credit labor union leader Peter J. McGuire for the idea. The world may never ...
Labour Day is an annual day of celebration of the ... a labour celebration in Toronto attracted the attention of American labour leader Peter J. McGuire, ...
Labor Day arrives during the peak of hurricane season, and there have been a number of memorable storms on or around Labor Day weekend, including 2005's Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane David in 1979.
While Peter J. McGuire was a socialist, the union itself was non-political, refusing to endorse any political party or philosophy. It was not, on the other hand, apolitical: it supported legislation establishing the eight-hour day. The union also struck to obtain the eight-hour day, calling a strike of its affiliates for May 1, 1886.