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Labor Day for most Americans has evolved into just another excuse to have a three-day weekend, perhaps with a nod to the unofficial end of summer and a celebration of the first week of college football.

The laborers were honoring are the people whose work is vital to our existence, gives us relief or pleasure or helps anyone along with their existence.

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As folks prepare for the final long weekend of summer, it is a good time to reflect on why the first Monday of September is reserved for celebration and relaxation.

Monday marks the nation’s 129th official observance of Labor Day.

With all that has shifted around in American politics, the Democrats' disconnect from the broad working class is the loss that has cost them the most and threatens them most in the years ahead.

With all that has shifted around in American politics, the Democrats' disconnect from the broad working class is the loss that has cost them the most and threatens them most in the years ahead.

The first Labor Day celebration on the first Monday of September was in New York City in 1882, an era when labor activism was often illegal and always dangerous.

Labor Day could have been in May, but there was one major argument against that.

James Hoffa, the son of former Teamster president Jimmy Hoffa, visited Brazil recently for the dedication of a historical marker honoring his father. While there, he reflected on the current