Find out about Working Families Vote. 
 
AFL-CIO Now Blog: Labor History 
 
Labor in the Pulpits: Learn how people of faith support workers' rights. 
 
Learn about the history of Labor Day and more in the Labor Day FAQs. 
 
Find out about the Union Difference. Need more? Read Unions 101. 
 
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Labor Day: Labor History

The first Labor Day was celebrated Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, when some 20,000 working people marched to demand an eight-hour workday and other labor law reforms. Since then, Labor Day celebrations have taken many forms, and so has labor activism. To learn more, check out posts from the AFL-CIO Now blog on the history of Labor Day and other key moments in labor history.





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