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With less than three days to go before the deadline for a national railroad strike, the rail unions are working desperately to work out a deal with the seven Class I freight railroads.

“Despite Jim Crow and the challenges that Black people faced, people who worked on the railroad had an opportunity to build a better life,” Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said during an event at the Pullman National Monument and State Historic Site.

Labor day plans began during the era of 12 hour work days, 6 days a week. Workers needed a break — but we still find many workers at their jobs today on a holiday intended for them.

Labor Day and May Day both started in the United States. So how did one spread elsewhere while the other become a federal holiday here? Grover Cleveland.

As we build a stronger and more focused labor movement, it’s important we keep our foot on the gas.

Legendary defense attorney for Leopold and Loeb, Scopes

The ruling is an object lesson the class character of the state, the Democratic Party and behind them, the pro-corporate trade unions.

Heres when Labor Day falls in 2022, plus a look ahead at future years. Plus, learn why we celebrate Labor Day and how it first came to be.

It's the only culture war worth fighting

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT 1968: The first International Special Olympics Summer Games, organised by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, are held in Chicago. OTHER EVENTS 1402: Timur, his army, and 32 elephants ...