Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first Labor Day was hardly a national holiday. Workers had to strike to celebrate it. Frank Leslie's Weekly Illustrated ...

For America’s workers, Labor Day marks more than the end of summer. It’s a reminder of the struggles we have won—and those that lie ahead. Demonstrators hold signs and chant slogans outside of a Wendy ...

For many Americans, Labor Day is a long weekend: a chance to take a quick trip or savor one last pool party before the grind of school and work resumes. But its origins are more profound. Born in the ...

The first Labor Day was hardly a national holiday. Workers had to strike to celebrate it. Frank Leslie's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper's September 16, 1882 Labor Day is a U.S. national holiday held the ...