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Labor Day

Lists

1. Labor Movement History (AFL-CIO)
   Provides a history of labor and the labor union movement in the USA. 2-02

Papers

1. Labor Day Origins (Columbia Encyclopedia)
   Provides a short history of the celebration of Labor Day, celebrated on the first Monday of September. 2-02
2. Labor Day Origins (PBS.org - NewsHour)
   Provides a history of the celebration of Labor Day, celebrated on the first Monday of September. "Conceived by America's labor unions as a testament to their cause, the legislation sanctioning the holiday was shepherded through Congress amid labor unrest and signed by President Grover Cleveland as a reluctant elction-year compromise." 2-02
3. Labor Day Origins (U.S. Department of Labor)
   Provides a history of the celebration of Labor Day, celebrated on the first Monday of September. 2-02
4. Labor Day Origins (Wilson)
   Provides a history of the celebration of Labor Day, celebrated on the first Monday of September. 2-02
5. Labor History (The Illinois Labor History Society - Brown)
   Provides a history on labor in the USA, starting with colonial times. Includes handouts and suggestions for integrating the information into classroom lessons. 2-02