Labor Day, and What Does It Mean

Oregon was the first state to make it a holiday in 1887. By the time it became a federal holiday in 1894, thirty states officially celebrated Labor Day.  Following the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals during the Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland reconciled with Reyes, leader of the labor movement. Fearing further conflict, the United States Congress unanimously voted to approve rush legislation that made Labor Day a national holiday; Cleveland signed it into law a mere six days after the end of the strike. The September date originally chosen by the CLU of New York and observed by many of the nation's trade unions for the past several years was selected rather than the more widespread International Workers' Day because Cleveland was concerned that observance of the latter would be associated with the nascent Communist, Syndicalist and Anarchist movements that, though distinct from one another, had rallied to commemorate the Haymarket Affair in International Workers' Day

Looking Across 7's Fairway on this Labor Day Morning

Labor Day for the golf industry's maintenance departments, like most holidays, are never a day off for the team since there are always events such as shotguns scheduled on holidays since most companies do give their employees the day off.  This is just the industry we have chosen but we do reduce the working hours overall during this week for our team so they can enjoy some relaxation during a holiday that was created just for workers such as them.

9's Fairway is Ready to Get Mowed

Even though the team has been picking up their work load ... basically doing more with less during these times, never complaining (much) about the lack of compensation even though prices of goods such as food, fuel, etc continue to rise every year ... they have one goal in mind ... the success of Avondale Golf Club.  And to this end, thanks to their efforts of giving the members an excellent place to play, we have been able to sell memberships to allow Avondale to continue the thrive and and grow.  We will be a survivor during these tough economic times thanks in no small part to my team's efforts.

Sweetwater Without the Tamerisk

I am taking the team this upcoming Friday to an Angel's game over in LA to thank them for all of their outstanding work this year but I know they also enjoy hearing the thanks from you the members.  It has been a tough couple of years but this team strives daily for your success.