Acting Governor Eleni Kounalakis proclaims Labor Day

Sacramento, California – Acting Governor Eleni Kounalakis today issued a proclamation declaring September 1, 2025 as Labor Day.

The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below:

 
On Labor Day, we recognize and thank all the working people who sustain our state and nation and fuel our prosperity.
 
California is committed to protecting and supporting our diverse and dynamic workforce. In recent years, our state has taken historic action to protect warehouse workers from unsafe production quotas, end decades-old exploitative pay practices in the garment industry, give fast-food workers a voice in setting workplace standards, and ensure that workers with disabilities receive a fair wage.
 
Working to expand access to good jobs and tackle income inequality, the Newsom Administration has released a plan to dramatically expand apprenticeship programs in California, creating more opportunities for people of all backgrounds to earn as they develop valuable skills and experience for the jobs of tomorrow.
 
The state also launched a new Master Plan for Career Education that prioritizes hands-on learning for students and workers, bolstering pathways to high-paying and fulfilling careers, including those that do not require a college degree.
 
California is committed to building an economy that works for working people. This Labor Day and every day, we continue our work to expand access to good jobs, secure safe and healthy workplaces, and create new pathways for upward mobility. Together, we can deliver the promise of Labor Day to all hardworking Californians and their families.
 
NOW THEREFORE I, ELENI KOUNALAKIS, Acting Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim September 1, 2025 as Labor Day.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 28th day of August 2025.

ELENI KOUNALAKIS
Acting Governor of California

ATTEST:
SHIRLEY N. WEBER, Ph.D.
Secretary of State