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Peter Cole

A 1934 Labor Day parade in Gastonia, N.C.

Beyond Labor Day: 3 Ways Unions Have Helped American Workers

From changing the length of the workweek to making sure workers are promote...

From changing the length of the workweek to making sure workers are promoted from danger

Child laborers in 1909 at Bibb Mill No. 1 in Macon, Ga,

The Law That Changed the American Workplace

The Fair Labor Standards Act was signed on June 25, 1938

The Fair Labor Standards Act was signed on June 25, 1938

President Barack Obama speaks in Chicago on Feb. 19, 2015. Obama used the event to designate Chicago's historic Pullman district a national monument.

Obama Takes a Page From FDR’s Playbook

In helping to resolve a longshore standoff, the President showed that he’s ...

In helping to resolve a longshore standoff, the President showed that he’s learned from history