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Archive Home > 2004 > September > 06 > The Labor Day holiday: How it came about and what it means

The Labor Day holiday: How it came about and what it means


September 6, 2004

"Labor Day differs in every essential way from the other holidays of the year in any country," said Samuel Gompers, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor. "All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man's....

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