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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.

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 ...

How can unions adapt to a new landscape of work? Seattle, Washington, 2022. If you’re looking for a bright spot in today’s political and social gloom, the union idea seems to be it. Organized labor ...

The labor movement is in the midst of a divorce, and the effects of the breakup are likely to be felt in many parts of the nonprofit world as unions encourage charity workers to join their ranks. In ...

Thousands of union members participated in marches, rallies and picnics on Labor Day throughout the Los Angeles region and across the country. They criticized Trump administration moves that have ...

When Sen. Josh Hawley (R–Mo.) clashed with a Boeing attorney at a committee hearing earlier this month, he was clearly picking sides in an ongoing fight between the company and thousands of striking ...