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labor_daySeptember 5 is Labor Day. What is the meaning of Labor Day? You might be forgiven for thinking it's just another holiday, and more or less the dividing line between summer and the school year, or an excuse to go shopping and take advantage of the sales. The history of Labor Day tells a different story, one of celebration of the accomplishments of organized labor on behalf of workers, a commemoration of those who have sacrificed before us for the rights we enjoy, however tenuously, today, and a continuing annual statement of determination to maintain and extend worker rights. Especially in a year when worker rights are under attack throughout the country, the CFT encourages you to participate in Labor Day events near you. Show the colors: wear your CFT or AFT blue t-shirts.