Labor Day
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Letters to the editor: Oct. 12, 2009Editor, Daily News: Vice President Joe Biden told a rally at a Pittsburgh's Labor Day parade that organized labor is the backbone of the country and that he and Sen. Arlen Specter would continue fighting for workers. This from the gaffe... In this article: Barack Obama, Daily News, Manuel Zelaya, Medicare, Beneficiary, Joe Biden, and Supreme Court |
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Pttisburgh Post-Gazette | September 07, 2009
Vice President Biden attends soggy Labor Day parade
Vice President Biden attends soggy Labor Day parade Search post-gazette NOW: Vice President Biden attends soggy Labor Day parade Under a rainy sky, Vice President Joe Biden appeared at today's annual Pittsburgh Labor Day parade, joined...
In this article: Joe Biden, Mellon Arena, and Pennsylvania
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White House News | September 03, 2009
Vice President Biden to travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on labor day
...travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on labor day For Immediate Release September 3, 2009 Vice President Biden to Travel to Pittsburgh on Labor Day Washington, D.C. - On Monday, September 7, Vice President Biden will travel to Pittsburgh,...
In this article: Joe Biden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C.
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L.A. Times - Politics | September 20, 2009
No Obama, no Bush and no field trips for these Texas students
...of rural, gun-toting religion-clingers, President Obama has come to love the place. He sent Vice President Joe Biden to Pittsburgh for a wild Labor Day. He arranged for the G-20 summit of global finance ministers and central bank presidents...
In this article: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Texas, Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Super Bowl XLV, and Steelers
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Centre Daily Times | September 02, 2009
CentreDaily.com - Biden to attend Labor Day parade in Pittsburgh
CentreDaily.com - Biden to attend Labor Day parade in Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH - Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to attend the Labor Day parade in Pittsburgh on Monday. That's according to an official with the Allegheny County Labor...
In this article: Joe Biden, Pittsburgh, Hurricane Gustav, Pittsburgh, Mellon Arena, and White House
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SignOnSanDiego.com RSS Feeds Nation | September 07, 2009
VP Joe Biden pledges to back workers in Pa. stop
...Wright) - AP PITTSBURGH Vice President Joe Biden told a rally at Pittsburgh's Labor Day parade that organized labor was the backbone of the country and that he and Sen. Arlen Specter would continue fighting for workers. "You built the...
In this article: Joe Biden, Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Hurricane Gustav, Unemployment, and Medicaid
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Inquirer Local and Regional News | September 08, 2009
In Chester and Pittsburgh, Biden pays tribute to labor
In Chester and Pittsburgh, Biden pays tribute to labor Vice President Biden works the crowd at a Labor Day barbecue with firefighters and community members in Chester. In Chester and Pittsburgh, Biden pays tribute to labor Before heading...
In this article: Joe Biden, Arlen Specter, Chester, Pittsburgh, Legal age, Unemployment, Medicaid, and Pittsburgh
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boston.com - Latest Campaign '08 news | September 07, 2009
Obama thanks unions for rights won in workplace
...PRESS Vice President Joe Biden told a rally at Pittsburgh's Labor Day parade that organized labor was the backbone of the country and that he and Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania would continue fighting for workers. "You built...
In this article: Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Arlen Specter, Cincinnati, Afl-cio, Associated Press, Pennsylvania, and National Economic Council
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Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September. The holiday originated in 1882 as the Central Labor Union (of New York City) sought to create "a day off for the working citizens".
Congress made Labor Day a federal holiday on June 28, 1894, two months after the May Day Riots of 1894. All fifty states have made Labor Day a state holiday.
Traditionally, Labor Day is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolic end of the summer.
Labor Day has been celebrated on the first Monday in September in the United States since the 1880s. The form for the celebration of Labor Day was outlined in the first proposal of the holiday—a street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations," followed by a festival for the workers and their families. This became the pattern for Labor Day celebrations. Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis was placed upon the economic and civil significance of the holiday. Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement.
- Name:
- Labor Day
- Type:
- secular
- Observed By:
- United States
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