美國週一慶祝勞工節

Americans are celebrating Labor Day, a national holiday honoring the contributions of workers. The holiday has also come to mark the unofficial end of summer in the United States.

The first Monday in September became an official holiday in 1894 after a push by the nation's labor unions. For decades, cities used the occasion to stage large parades honoring unionized factory workers.

Labor unions have seen their membership fall steadily in the past 30 years with the growth of technology and the globalization of the world economy. In 1983, 20 percent of U.S. workers were in a union compared with 11 percent in 2013.

However, over the years, unions have seen their work result in many desired benefits being enshrined in much of the U.S. workplace, including five-day work weeks as well as health care and vacations paid for by employers.美國民衆星期一慶祝勞工節。這是一個向工人所做貢獻表示敬意的全國性假日。在美國，勞工節也非正式地標誌着夏日的結束。

在美國工會的推動下，9月的第1個星期一於1894年正式成爲假日。數十年來，美國各地城市在這一天舉行大規模遊行，向工會工人們表示敬意。

以往30年來，隨着科技的發展和世界經濟全球化，美國工會會員人數逐步減少。1983年，20%的美國工人是工會會員，到2013年已減少到了11%。

不過，數十年來工會看到了工作成果。大部分美國工作場所的工人都能享受到很多福利，包括每週5天工作制、健康保險以及帶薪休假。