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 Highlights of Labor Day - http://members.aol.com/MMichon/LaborDay.html Factual tribute with a comical twist. Original artwork and poetry. |
 What's With This Day Off for Labor Day? - http://www.cnn.com/US/9508/Labor_Day/ CNN U.S. News article complaining about the recent lack of respect for Labor Day. |
 What If We Didn't Need Labor Day? - http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2200 Contemplates what might happen if the media focused its attention on the lives of the nation's workforce the rest of the year. |
 PBS Online NewsHour: Origins of Labor Day - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/september96/labor_day_9-2.html Material was first aired in a September 1996. Includes links to other PBS artlicles on labor and politics. |
 Howstuffworks: Why Do We Celebrate Labor Day? - http://www.howstuffworks.com/question459.htm Explains why people celebrate this holiday and why it is observed on the first Monday in September. |
 ChristianityToday.com: Labor Day - http://www.christianitytoday.com/holidays/labor/ Feature brief reflection and links to related resources. |
 Labor Day at Barbara's Entourage - http://www.entourages.com/barbs/laborday.htm Features a short history and related links. |
 The History of Labor Day - http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm Explains how the observance came to be and what it means. From the U.S. Dept. of Labor. |
 Celebrating Labor Day at The Holiday Zone - http://www.theholidayzone.com/labor/ Offers poetry, quotations, printable material for children, and educational resources for teachers. |
 A Labor Day Quiz - http://www.baltimorechronicle.com/aug03_historyquiz.html Short quiz tests knowledge of labor practices and U.S. history. |
 Annie's Labor Day Page - http://www.annieshomepage.com/laborday.html Biblical perspective on the day along with history and a list of the U.S. Secretaries of Labor. |
 Labor Day is a Time to Tell the Truth About Jobs - http://www.pcdf.org/meadows/labor.htm 1996 column from the director of the Sustainability Institute. |
 Education World: Great Sites For Teaching About Labor Day - http://www.education-world.com/a_sites/sites045.shtml A guide for teachers to using web resources in the classroom. |
 Labor Day - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2328/labor.htm Provides background information and links. |
 Labor Day - http://wilstar.com/holidays/laborday.htm Relates the history of the day, explains its significance, and describes ways in which people celebrate the holiday. |
 Address of Mayor Angelo Rossi - http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/rossi.html 1939 speech by San Francisco mayor delivered before the American Federation of Labor. |
 The History of Labor Day - http://www.history.com/minisites/laborday Offers profiles of labor leaders, photos of working conditions, and actual film footage of turn-of-the-century factories. From the History Channel. |
 Today in Labor History - http://www.biglabor.com/history.php Offers a weekly overview of key events in the history of the American labor movement. |