From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark Labor Day — the federal holiday celebrating the American worker — by finding ways to relax. The holiday with activist ...

America’s Labor Day celebration in September stands as one of the most politically motivated holiday decisions in the nation’s history, rooted in a deliberate effort to distance the United States from ...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. Most of the world observes International Workers’ Day on May 1 or the first ...

This article is part of a Labor Notes roundtable on worker power under Trump, co-published by The American Prospect. I’m a fourth-generation union glazier. I remember being a kid sitting around the ...

Labor Day weekend is here. And, the federal holiday signifies quite a few things. Some say it marks the end of summer and the beginning of fall, some say it means big savings at their favorite stores, ...

Just as Memorial Day unofficially marks the start of summer for many, Labor Day is often seen as marking its end. Now that Independence Day has passed, Labor Day will prompt the next three-day weekend ...

Labor unions are in focus on this Labor Day with one local union getting extra attention. United Auto Workers Local Five in South Bend is one of the oldest UAW locals in the nation. They held one of ...

Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States, celebrated on the first Monday of September each year. This holiday honors the contributions of American workers and the labor movement, ...