Many people will celebrate Labor Day on Monday with barbeques and end-of-summer beach trips. The roots of the holiday stem from the labor movement that got its start in New York.

The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City.

Around 10,000 workers marched in a parade organized by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor.

On June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a law establishing Labor Day as a national holiday to be celebrated on the first Monday of September.

As the country marks the 130th Labor Day, Joseph Reilly, the President of Carpenters Union Local 45, joined “The Rush Hour” on Friday to talk about the significance of the holiday and unions.

Local 45 has worked on local airports, Citi Field and the new soccer stadium being built in Willets Point, Queens.