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This weekend at the beach brought to you by the American Labor Movement …
Filed under Economic Trends, Employment Outlook, Salary and Benefits
Posted by Libraries, September 01, 2006
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Congratulations, American laborers (and prospective laborers) — this is your holiday! But as you’re firing up the grill or smearing on sunscreen this weekend, take a moment to appreciate the true meaning of Labor Day, rooted in the struggles of industrial age workers for fair labor practices:
“The History of Labor Day”
US Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm
“How Labor Won Its Day”
Patricia K. Zacharias, Detroit News
http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=150&category=business
“Labor Day by the Numbers: Census Bureau Facts for Labor Day”
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/labordaycensus.html
Have a great weekend, everyone!
—Miller/Knopf Career Resource Library Staff
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