The American concept of the weekend has its roots in labor union attempts to accommodate Jewish workers who took Saturday instead of Sunday as their Sabbath.[1] The first five-day work week was instituted by a New England cotton mill for this reason.
In 1926 Henry Ford began shutting down his automotive factories for all of Saturday and Sunday.In 1929 the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America was the first union to demand a five-day work week and receive it.After that,the rest of the United States slowly followed suit,but it wasn't until 1940 that the two-day weekend began nationwide. The American concept of the weekend has its roots in labor union attempts to accommodate Jewish workers who took Saturday instead of Sunday as their Sabbath.[1] The first five-day work week was instituted by a New England cotton mill for this reason.
In 1926 Henry Ford began shutting down his automotive factories for all of Saturday and Sunday.In 1929 the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America was the first union to demand a five-day work week and receive it.After that,the rest of the United States slowly followed suit,but it wasn't until 1940 that the two-day weekend began nationwide.