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Are you wondering what stores are open on Labor Day? Here's what will be open and what will be closed in 2025.
Labor Day offers the next three-day weekend after the Fourth of July. Here's why we celebrate the federal holiday.
From "Bloody Friday" to the massacre at Flour City, we have much to learn from the conflicts of 90+ years ago.
Across Europe, trade unions have a long history of making political demands for universal health care and benefits. The unique brutality of the US capitalist class bred a labor movement that has often ...
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company marks its 150th anniversary this year. Known for brands like Camel, its lesser-known history ...
An article by Matt Muchowski, who was a staff member at the Industrial Workers of the World’s General Headquarters office in Chicago, on some of the tasks and responsibilities he and others carried ...
An American icon, deaf, mute, blind Helen Keller, was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Author, Social Justice Activist, Socialist, ...
What's the meaning of Labor Day? Here are the origins of what many Americans consider to be the end of summer.
I've been covering Labor Day sales for most of my career, and I'm always surprised at some of the deals I find. It may not be as big as Black Friday or Prime Day, but Labor Day weekend is still ...
Why do we celebrate Labor Day? Here's an explainer on the holiday The federal holiday is celebrated on the first Monday of September each year ...
Labor Day became a national holiday 130 years ago, but its roots run even deeper. Here's what to know about the holiday and others coming up.