Members of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union stand on 5th Avenue during the Labor Day Parade, in New York

The Ohio State offense was to make a statement against Notre Dame in a Marquee Week 1 game on a college football schedule.

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For most Americans, a long weekend is a much-needed opportunity to reconnect with friends and family.

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Monday's holiday has a much deeper meaning, rooted in the fight for fair working conditions in the 19th century

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Labor Day was originally created to honor workers as part of the American organized labor movement.

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Labour Day was first informally celebrated in the late 1800s by labour activists and individual states

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Freeman says that in New York City, two events contributed to the formation of Labor Day.

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It was not until June 28, 1894, that Congress passed an act naming the first day of September a legal holiday called Labor Day.

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