The first Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, by the Central Labor Union. They celebrated again a year later, but this was long before it became a national holiday.

With students back in school and pumpkin-flavored treats returning to menus, the end of summer, unofficially marked by Labor Day, is here. During the three-day Labor Day weekend, many Americans will ...

From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark Labor Day — the federal holiday celebrating the American worker — by finding ways to relax. This year is the 131st ...

Intro; Table of Contents; Director's Foreword, by Whitney W. Donhauser; Introduction: Workers' Movements, Workers' Struggles in New York, by Sarah M. Henry; Workers in the City of Commerce: 1624-1898; ...