Labor Day
noun
: a day set aside for special recognition of working people: such as
a
: the first Monday in September observed in the U.S. and Canada as a legal holiday
b
: May 1 in many countries
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Across the rest of the world , the vast majority of global stock markets were closed Friday for the Labor Day holiday.
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Michael Considine, CNBC, 2 May 2026
May 1 is a public holiday in many countries to mark International Workers’ Day, or Labor Day, when workers’ unions traditionally rally around wages, pensions, inequality and broader political issues.
—Sylvie Corbet, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
May Day is not a formal holiday in the United States; workers are celebrated on Labor Day in September, starting in 1894.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Lucrecia Martel’s award-winning documentary Our Land, American Agitators and the remastered rerelease of Barbara Kopple’s American Dream bow in limited release starting May 1, celebrated as Labor Day in much of the world.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 May 2026
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Michael Considine, CNBC, 2 May 2026
May 1 is a public holiday in many countries to mark International Workers’ Day, or Labor Day, when workers’ unions traditionally rally around wages, pensions, inequality and broader political issues.
—Sylvie Corbet, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
May Day is not a formal holiday in the United States; workers are celebrated on Labor Day in September, starting in 1894.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Lucrecia Martel’s award-winning documentary Our Land, American Agitators and the remastered rerelease of Barbara Kopple’s American Dream bow in limited release starting May 1, celebrated as Labor Day in much of the world.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 May 2026
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“Labor Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Labor%20Day. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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