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- 1. unskilled manual labor that is paid by the day.
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Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity, and well-being.
Sep 4, 2023 · What Is Labor Day? A History of the Workers’ Holiday. President Grover Cleveland made it a national holiday in 1894, during a crisis over federal efforts to end a strike by railroad workers....
Sep 3, 2021 · The holiday falls on the first Monday of September — Sept. 5 this year. The day typically celebrated with picnics and parades has more to it than that, though. To mark the nation's 140th Labor...
- Deepa Shivaram
Sep 4, 2020 · September 04, 2020. • 7 min read. For many, Labor Day weekend signals the end of summer and an opportunity to host a barbecue. But this national holiday—celebrated every year in the United...
- Amy Mckeever
Aug 8, 2023 · Labor Day always falls on the first Monday of September and this year the holiday lands on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Last year, it landed on Sept. 5, and in 2024 (a Leap Year, if you didn’t...
Aug 30, 2021 · By Kelly Kuehn. Updated: Apr. 10, 2024. mj0007/Getty Images. Labor Day is a hard-won example of how far workers' rights have come since the Industrial Revolution. Here's how it happened, when...
May 1, 2021 · Robert Longley. Updated on May 01, 2021. Labor Day is a public holiday in the United States. Always observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day celebrates and honors the contribution of the American system of organized labor and workers to the prosperity and economic strength of the nation.
