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Labor Day, observed on the first Monday of every September, is most often celebrated with outdoor barbecues and picnics, and has also come to signify the end of summer in the U.S.
The power of unionized workers has taken on greater visibility this year as the country celebrates.
UPS workers won a new contract thanks to a threatened strike by the Teamsters.
Ongoing strikes by writers and actors have shut down Hollywood. And a walk-out by auto workers is looming on the horizon.
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Monday's Labor Day holiday may bring more reflection beyond the common pool party for many Americans.
The holiday honors the achievements of workers and celebrates the early labor activists who improved American working conditions in the late nineteenth century.
The day acknowledges workers' contributions to the success of the United States, and was created during the pivotal period when the effectiveness of trade unions and labor movements in the country was intensifying.
The American labor movement is responsible for shorter work weeks, worker protections, and the eight-hour work day.
President Cleveland made Labor Day an official federal holiday in 1894, after dozens of states were already recognizing its importance.
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