For the last 250 years, our blue-collar men and women have laid the foundations of our country. They’ve paved roads, built bridges and raised the skyscrapers that shape our landscape. Their tireless ...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. Most of the world observes International Workers’ Day on May 1 or the first ...

Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday of September, in honor of American workers and their achievements. It's also a munch anticipated long weekend used to mark the end of summer time fun.

With over a dozen credit cards and millions of credit card points racked up, Nancy Jiang condenses the complex world of card-churning for maximum rewards with minimum effort. Her work has been ...

Labor Day 2025 is celebrated on Monday, Sept. 1. It’s an American holiday that pays tribute to U.S. workers and is traditionally observed on the first Monday in September. Labor Day became a federal ...

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 ...

The first Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, by the Central Labor Union. They celebrated again a year later, but this was long before it became a national holiday.

On Labor Day, we celebrate America’s workers and remember those who fought for the eight-hour workday, higher wages, and benefits for all workers. None of this would be possible without the hard work ...

Emergency leaders frequently stress that, when disaster strikes, people should be prepared to rely on themselves. But the 2020 Labor Day fires prompted state leaders to change how they handle ...