US EditionLabor Day Weekend Has Arrived. What to Know About the Holiday
Labor Day, rooted in 19th-century labor activism, now marks a three-day weekend with over 17 million travelers and widespread barbecues, reflecting both celebration and ongoing labor interest.
- Travelers are converging on airports and highways as over 17 million people are expected to fly from Thursday through Wednesday, with Friday the busiest, while many Americans enjoy backyard cookouts, getaways and shopping sales to mark the unofficial end of summer.
- Labor Day originated in the Gilded Age when activists honored workers in an 1882 New York City parade by the Central Labor Union and Knights of Labor; President Grover Cleveland made it federal in 1894.
- The Pullman strike highlighted how wage cuts without rent reductions at Pullman Palace Car Company intensified unrest, leading federal troops to kill more than 12 workers, while the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 granted union rights.
- Barbecues and backyard gatherings remain central as the barbecue tradition evolved into family events, while fashion expert Daniel James Cole notes the 'don't wear white after Labor Day' adage stems from the Gilded Age.
- In recent years, labor organizers and activists have seen renewed interest, while Labor Day serves as a cultural hinge between summer leisure and returning to serious work, experts say.
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Labor Day weekend has arrived. What to know about the holiday.
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 roots is celebrated on the first Monday of September, creating a three-day weekend that marks the unofficial end of summer. Over 17 million passengers and crew were expected to be screened for air travel from Thursday through Wednesday, according t…
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