Labor Day weekend usually means the last hurrah before the end of summer and the beginning of school. But the reasons for the observance started with labor activists and unions calling for a ...

Shirley McMarlin Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 7:01 a.m. | Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 7:01 a.m. The first Monday in September is set aside to recognize the social and economic achievements of American workers.