KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — While Labor Day celebrations now feature cookouts and weekend trips, the original holiday began following the Industrial Revolution with labor workers fighting to unionize ...

Members of United Teachers Los Angeles cheer during a Labor Day protest on Sept. 1, 2025, in Wilmington. (William Liang/For The Times) Thousands of union members and others participated in marches, ...

Sep 4, 2022 Sep 4, 2022 Updated Sep 1, 2023 0 In this 2013 photo, a sculpture honoring labor by Matthew Placzek is being installed next to the marina at Lewis & Clark Landing. A bobcat works on ...

Tennessee passed a child labor law in 1901. Prohibiting mines and factories from employing children under the age of 14, the law was dependent upon the courts for enforcement since the state had no ...

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