It took more than a century for Chicago’s Haymarket Square to get this memorial to the historic labor strife that occurred there. (Photo by Jeffrey Sklansky) In much of Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin ...

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Mail delivery, the stock market, and some retail store operations are affected by the holiday. Most banks and federal offices will be closed, and garbage pickup schedules may be delayed in Ohio cities ...

The unofficial end of summer, Labor Day, is already here. The federal holiday is observed each year on the first Monday of September and serves as a celebration of the achievements of America's labor ...

Most of the world observes International Workers’ Day on May 1 or the first Monday in May each year, but not the United States and Canada. Instead, Americans and Canadians have celebrated Labor Day as ...