Happy Labor Day

Celebrate Labor Day today. Labor Day is more than a three day weekend, although three day weekends are awfully nice. It is our opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the working men and women of America.

About.com's Robert Longley quotes Samuel Gompers:

"'Labor Day differs in every essential 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 prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day...is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or nation.'"

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More About Labor and Labor Day

• Labor and Industrial Relations on This Site.
• Labor Day History From Home Schooling.
• A Brief History of Labor Day From U.S. Government Information.
• Kate Mullaney: Early Activist at Job Searching.

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