New York Workers
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” —Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) We celebrate Labor Day with our tribute to the […]
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Laboring for the Big Apple
“Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.” —Horace (65 B.C.–8 B.C.) On the first Monday of September, such as today, Americans celebrate Labor Day. We offer our respect and […]
New Yorkers Laboring
“Labor Day is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race or nation.” —Samuel Gompers (1850–1924, American labor leader) Today is Labor Day. Walk About New York […]
Labor’s Victory: Paid Vacation and the Man who Made it Possible
“What a stormful sunset was that of last night! How glorious the storm, and how splendid the setting of the sun! We do not remember ever having seen the like […]
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