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Labor Day is a Time to Tell the Truth About Jobs
1996 column from the director of the Sustainability Institute.
http://iisd1.iisd.ca/pcdf/meadows/labor.htm
Labor Day
Relates the history of the day, explains its significance, and describes ways in which people celebrate the holiday.
http://wilstar.com/holidays/laborday.htm
Annie's Labor Day Page
Biblical perspective on the day along with history and a list of the U.S. Secretaries of Labor.
http://www.annieshomepage.com/laborday.html
PBS Online NewsHour: Origins of Labor Day
Material was first aired in a September 1996. Includes links to other PBS artlicles on labor and politics.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/september96/labor_day_9-2.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.
http://www.aynrand.org/medialink/laborday.shtml
Highlights of Labor Day
Factual tribute with a comical twist. Original artwork and poetry.
http://members.aol.com/MMichon/LaborDay.html
Happy Labor Day From Netglimse.com
Holiday history, dates, recipes, e-greetings, and related links.
http://www.netglimse.com/holidays/labor_day/index.shtml
Howstuffworks: Why Do We Celebrate Labor Day?
Explains why people celebrate this holiday and why it is observed on the first Monday in September.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/question459.htm
Labor Day at Barbara's Entourage
Features a short history and related links.
http://www.entourages.com/barbs/laborday.htm
Address of Mayor Angelo Rossi
1939 speech by San Francisco mayor delivered before the American Federation of Labor.
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/rossi.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.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9508/Labor_Day/
Origins of Labour Day
About the Canadian holiday.
http://www.perf.bc.ca/cep1092/labday.htm
Labor day from Rumela.com
History , tradition, and facts of this event.
http://www.rumela.com/events/events_september_labor.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.
http://detnews.com/history/labor/labor.htm
The History of Labor Day
Explains how the observance came to be and what it means. From the U.S. Dept. of Labor.
http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm
ChristianityToday.com: Labor Day
Feature brief reflection and links to related resources.
http://www.christianitytoday.com/holidays/labor/
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.
http://www.fair.org/media-beat/980903.html
Labor Day
Provides background information and links.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2328/labor.htm
Celebrating Labor Day at The Holiday Zone
Includes educational games, arts and crafts, poetry, songs, discussion topics, language activities, and book recommendations.
http://www.theholidayzone.com/labor.html
Ruth's Labor Day Page
History of the holiday from a Christian perspective.
http://castlescribe.hispeed.com/fam/holidays/laborday.html
There's No Page Like Home for the Holidays: Labor Day
Includes historical information, poetry, and children's literature recommendations. Graphics intensive.
http://www.jeannepasero.com/laborday.html
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.
http://www.johnshepler.com/articles/laborday.html
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