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How Labor Day Emerged From The Movement for a Shorter Workday
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 Sept. 1, 2025 | LABOR HISTORY | Most of the world observes International Workers’ Day on May 1 or the first Monday in May each year, but not the United States and Canada. Instead, Americans and Canadians have celebrated Labor Day as a national holiday on the first Monday in September since 1894, 12 years after the first observance of Labor Day in New York City. The celebrations aren’t the same. Learn more at Talking Points Memo
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