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A Labor Day Quiz - http://www.baltimorechronicle.com/aug03_historyquiz.html
Short quiz tests knowledge of labor practices and U.S. history.

Address of Mayor Angelo Rossi - http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/rossi.html
1939 speech by San Francisco mayor delivered before the American Federation of Labor.

Annie's Labor Day Page - http://www.annieshomepage.com/laborday.html
Biblical perspective on the day along with history and a list of the U.S. Secretaries of Labor.

Celebrating Labor Day at The Holiday Zone - http://www.theholidayzone.com/labor/
Offers poetry, quotations, printable material for children, and educational resources for teachers.

ChristianityToday.com: Labor Day - http://www.christianitytoday.com/holidays/labor/
Feature brief reflection and links to related resources.

Education World: Great Sites For Teaching About Labor Day - http://www.education-world.com/a_sites/sites045.shtml
A guide for teachers to using web resources in the classroom.

Howstuffworks: Why Do We Celebrate Labor Day? - http://www.howstuffworks.com/question459.htm
Explains why people celebrate this holiday and why it is observed on the first Monday in September.

Labor Day - http://wilstar.com/holidays/laborday.htm
Relates the history of the day, explains its significance, and describes ways in which people celebrate the holiday.

Labor Day at Barbara's Entourage - http://www.entourages.com/barbs/laborday.htm
Features a short history and related links.

Labor Day is a Time to Tell the Truth About Jobs - http://www.pcdf.org/meadows/labor.htm
1996 column from the director of the Sustainability Institute.

PBS Online NewsHour: Origins of Labor Day - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/september96/labor_day_9-2.html
Material was first aired in a September 1996. Includes links to other PBS artlicles on labor and politics.

The History of Labor Day - http://www.history.com/content/laborday
Offers profiles of labor leaders, photos of working conditions, and actual film footage of turn-of-the-century factories. From the History Channel.

The History of Labor Day - http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm
Explains how the observance came to be and what it means. From the U.S. Dept. of Labor.

What If We Didn't Need Labor Day? - http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2200
Contemplates what might happen if the media focused its attention on the lives of the nation's workforce the rest of the year.

What's With This Day Off for Labor Day? - http://www.cnn.com/US/9508/Labor_Day/
CNN U.S. News article complaining about the recent lack of respect for Labor Day.

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