From PBS LearningMedia

“Take your students on a look back to the Industrial Revolution and the establishment of Labor Day in 1894 to honor the unions who fought for the rights of the working class.”

Watch video (01:23): https://tpt.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/98318600-2348-499a-8727-5376258e761e/labor-day-all-about-the-holidays/#.WbYuIDOZPq0

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