1||The first Labor Day in America was held on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, as a project of the Central Labor Union. By 1894, 23 states and the federal government recognized it as an official holiday dedicated to the contributions workers make to the country. What follows are examples of some of the many workers who continue to shape our society.
Here, in August 2008, CWA and UAW members listen to Mayor Tom Barrett in Milwaukee talk about new Obama ads for Harley Davidson. ||Andrea Gage for aflcio on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
2|| A firefighter outside of a station near the former World Trade Center site.||Kenneth Lu (ToastyKen) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
3||A teacher in Nashville, Georgia, poses with two of her students. || Judy Baxter (Old Show Woman) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed&&
4||Butchers watch a procession outside of Biancardi Meats in the Bronx. || Chris Goldberg (ChrisGoldNY) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed&&
5||A customer service rep poses at her desk. ||Phil Dowsing / eco-photography on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
6||Walter, a plumber, spends part of the year at McMurdo Station on Antarctica, which houses the United States Antarctic science facility. ||Eli Duke (elisfanclub) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
7|| ||Christiana Care on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
8||A construction worker directs traffic in San Francisco. ||Steve (cop4cbt) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
9||Diana, a bartender, surveys the crowd in Albany, California. ||Jeremy Brooks on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
10||An EMT waits for a call on the New Jersey Shore. ||Steve Hardy (rockmixer) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
11||A baker poses with her wares at the Boudin Bakery in San Francisco. ||Wally Gobetz (wallyg) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
12||A caterer serves a guest a beer in Salt Lake City. ||Ben Ostrowsky (sylvar) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
13||Two employees of the Central Park Conservancy try to cool off after helping someone retrieve something mistakenly thrown away. ||Kasey D. (sgt fun) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
14||A woman speaks at the opening of an exhibit on Houston janitors. ||Houston Janitors on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
15||A cold farmhand at the Winter 2009 Ice Harvest on the Howell Living Farm in Lambertville, New Jersey. ||istolethetv on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
16||Gem miner Terry Ledford, top, and farm owner Renn Adams stand in the hole where the Carolina Emperor emerald was discovered in Hiddenite, North Carolina. ||Jeff Willhelm/MCT/Newscom &&
17|| ||Arthur (NYCArthur) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
18|| ||James McCauley (nukeit1) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
19||A lab tech poses with a Petri dish containing agar, used to grow bacteria. ||ClearRiver Advertising & Marketing on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
20||A farmhand at Cherry Hill Orchard. || Dick Jensen (L-T-L) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
21||Coworkers at a steakhouse in Georgia. ||Judy Baxter (Old Shoe Woman) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
22|| Brooklyn, New York. ||Lou Bueno (Lab2112) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
23|| ||Alan Cleaver (alancleaver_2000) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
24||U.S. Environmental Services workers move oil absorbent pads into a warehouse at a pollution control staging area in Venice, Louisiana, in April. ||U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley (uscgd8) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
25||Jen Johnson at the Customer Service desk at the Glenwood Library in Howard County, Maryland. ||Beth Tribe (mlibrarianus) on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed &&
