Labor Day is now a key to Election Day for Democrats and Republicans alike

Photo caption: Members of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union are seen on a Labor Day parade float, Sept. 4, 1961. […] Photo credit: Hans Von Nolde / AP. Article by Ron Elving. NPR – September 2, 2023.

“Labor Day” is one of those holiday names we repeat so often we stop thinking about what the words originally meant. Some people set aside time to remember the human price of war on Memorial Day. Most of us give some kind of thanks on Thanksgiving. But the only ritual for Labor Day is taking the day off, and many see it only as the three-day weekend that marks the end of summer. […]

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