Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first Labor Day was hardly a national holiday. Workers had to strike to celebrate it. Frank Leslie's Weekly Illustrated ...

For America’s workers, Labor Day marks more than the end of summer. It’s a reminder of the struggles we have won—and those that lie ahead. Demonstrators hold signs and chant slogans outside of a Wendy ...

For many Americans, Labor Day is a long weekend: a chance to take a quick trip or savor one last pool party before the grind of school and work resumes. But its origins are more profound. Born in the ...

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