labor day: What is the True Meaning of Labor Day? - 09/04/09 06:54 AM
To most of us this weekend symbolizes the fact that summer is fading away and we are staring down the face of autumn.  
For some, it's a chance for one more drive to the Cape to catch a final beach day or to venture north, to Maine's coast before the chill sets in.  But, what is this holiday actually about? 
The observance of Labor Day began over 100 years ago.  It was born out of America's labor unions.  
"...the day for which the toilers in past centuries looked forward, when their rights and their wrongs would be discussed...that the workers of … (23 comments)