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Online NewsHour: Origins of Labor Day -- September 2, 1996 2000
THE ORIGINS OF LABOR DAY September 2, 2001 The observance of Labor Day began over 100 years ago. Conceived by America's labor unions as a testament to their cause, the legislation sanctioning the holiday was shepherded through Congress amid labor unrest and signed by President Grover Cleveland as a reluctant elction-year compromise. Read about the turbulent circumstances of Labor Day's birth, ...
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