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Labor Day is a Time to Tell the Truth About Jobs  - http://iisd1.iisd.ca/pcdf/meadows/labor.htm  1996 column from the director of the Sustainability Institute.  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.  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.  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.  Time to Celebrate Man's Mind  - http://www.aynrand.org/medialink/laborday.shtml  Maintains that Labor Day should be a time to honor man's mind, not men's muscles, as the real source of wealth and progress.  Highlights of Labor Day  - http://members.aol.com/MMichon/LaborDay.html  Factual tribute with a comical twist. Original artwork and poetry.  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 at Barbara's Entourage  - http://www.entourages.com/barbs/laborday.htm  Features a short history and related links.  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.  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.  Labor day from Rumela.com  - http://www.rumela.com/events/events_september_labor.htm  History , tradition, and facts of this event.  Rearview Mirror: How Labor Won its Day  - http://detnews.com/history/labor/labor.htm  Article from The Detroit News provides a look at the day's history in songs, photographs and text.  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.  ChristianityToday.com: Labor Day  - http://www.christianitytoday.com/holidays/labor/  Feature brief reflection and links to related resources.  Labor Day  - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2328/labor.htm  Provides background information and links.  Ruth's Labor Day Page  - http://castlescribe.hispeed.com/fam/holidays/laborday.html  History of the holiday from a Christian perspective.  There's No Page Like Home for the Holidays: Labor Day  - http://www.jeannepasero.com/laborday.html  Includes historical information, poetry, and children's literature recommendations. Graphics intensive.  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.