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- A Positive Light Our Labor Day - Origin of the holiday from the first parade in 1882 to the idea that Labor Day should be the other 364 days of the year.
www.execpc.com/~shepler/laborday.html
- Address of Mayor Angelo Rossi - 1939 speech by San Francisco mayor delivered before the American Federation of Labor.
www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/rossi.html
- An Eclectic List of Events in U.S. Labor History - Chronology of labor struggles in the U.S. Begins 1806 when the union of Philadelphia Journeymen Cordwainers was convicted of and bankrupted by charges of criminal conspiracy after a strike for higher wages, setting a precedent by which the U.S. government would combat unions for years to come. Highlights from 1806 to 1989.
www.nitehawk.com/alleycat/labor.html
- Annie's Labor Day Page - Biblical perspective on the day along with history and a list of the U.S. Secretaries of Labor.
www.annieshomepage.com/laborday.html
- Bone Up on Labor Day - Tells when the American Labor Day is celebrated, who thought it up, when it became a holiday, facts and trivia.
www.kentuckyconnect.com/heraldleader/news/082897/labor/html/labor1.htm
- Celebrating Labor Day at The Holiday Zone - Includes educational games, arts and crafts, poetry, songs, discussion topics, language activities, and book recommendations.
www.theholidayzone.com/labor.html
- ChristianityToday.com: Labor Day - Feature brief reflection and links to related resources.
www.christianitytoday.com/holidays/labor
- Happy Labor Day From Netglimse.com - Holiday history, dates, recipes, e-greetings, and related links.
www.netglimse.com/holidays/labor_day/index.shtml
- Highlights of Labor Day - Factual tribute with a comical twist. Original artwork and poetry.
members.aol.com/MMichon/LaborDay.html
- Howstuffworks: Why Do We Celebrate Labor Day? - Explains why people celebrate this holiday and why it is observed on the first Monday in September.
www.howstuffworks.com/question459.htm
- Labor Day - Relates the history of the day, explains its significance, and describes ways in which people celebrate the holiday.
wilstar.com/holidays/laborday.htm
- Labor Day - Provides background information and links.
www.geocities.com/Heartland/2328/labor.htm
- Labor Day (First Monday in September) - History and significance of the American holiday, Labor Day, from the U.S. Embassy in Sweden.
www.usis.usemb.se/Holidays/celebrate/labor.html
- Labor Day at Barbara's Entourage - Features a short history and related links.
www.entourages.com/barbs/laborday.htm
- Labor day from Rumela.com - History , tradition, and facts of this event.
www.rumela.com/events/events_september_labor.htm
- Labor Day is a Time to Tell the Truth About Jobs - 1996 column from the director of the Sustainability Institute.
iisd1.iisd.ca/pcdf/meadows/labor.htm
- Online NewsHour: A History of Labor Day--September 2, 1996 - Part of the PBS web site, this page provides information about the origins of Labor Day. Material was first aired in a September 1996 News Hour.
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/september96/labor_day_9-2.html
- Origins of Labour Day - About the Canadian holiday.
www.perf.bc.ca/cep1092/labday.htm
- Rearview Mirror: How Labor Won its Day - Article from The Detroit News provides a look at the day's history in songs, photographs and text.
detnews.com/history/labor/labor.htm
- Ruth's Labor Day Page - History of the holiday from a Christian perspective.
castlescribe.hispeed.com/fam/holidays/laborday.html
- The History of Labor Day - Explains how the observance came to be and what it means. From the U.S. Dept. of Labor.
www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm
- There's No Page Like Home for the Holidays: Labor Day - Includes historical information, poetry, and children's literature recommendations. Graphics intensive.
www.jeannepasero.com/laborday.html
- Time to Celebrate Man's Mind - Maintains that Labor Day should be a time to honor man's mind, not men's muscles, as the real source of wealth and progress.
www.aynrand.org/medialink/laborday.shtml
- What Happened to the Radical Workers' Holiday? - Discussion about the development of May Day in Europe as a working person's holiday.
students.washington.edu/ruckus/vol-2/issue-6/mayday.html
- What If We Didn't Need Labor Day? - Contemplates what might happen if the media focused its attention on the lives of the nation's workforce the rest of the year.
www.fair.org/media-beat/980903.html
- What's With This Day Off for Labor Day? - CNN U.S. News article complaining about the recent lack of respect for Labor Day.
www.cnn.com/US/9508/Labor_Day
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