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Have we forgotten the true meaning of Labor Day?

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Economist and Research Scientist, The Ohio State University
imageThe first Labor Day was hardly a national holiday. Workers had to strike to celebrate it. Frank Leslie's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper's September 16, 1882

Labor Day is a U.S. national holiday held the first Monday every September. Unlike most U.S. holidays, it is a strange celebration without rituals, except for shopping and barbecuing. For most...

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