Labor Day

A suggestion by a state corrections official to use inmate labor to demolish blighted properties in Cumberland prompted criticism by a union official. Secretary Gary D. Maynard of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services suggested the use of inmate labor Friday at a meeting...  

The summer of '86 was winding down through the Labor Day weekend. An Akron councilman named Don Plusquellic was hitting the parade routes, making his first run for mayor. A toddler named LeBron was running toward his second birthday.  

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and End Slavery Cincinnati have been working to stop modern day slavery. It's described as human trafficking, bonded labor, forced labor or sex trafficking.  

One day after Micron announces layoffs, the Department of Labor is gearing up for an influx people.  

As it does every Labor Day, Ider Mule Day returns to the area this upcoming Monday. The event, which is entering its 21st year of existence, will feature Teddy Gentry, a well-known member of the country music group Alabama. as the grand marshal of the parade.  

... three 100-kilometer days of riding around the scenic coast of Cape Breton Island — the easternmost part of Nova Scotia — over Labor Day weekend. ...  

Since the traditional Labor Day start of the general election campaign, political groups have spent $25.5 million for and against the presidential ...  

The turnout is good news for the local economy after a Labor Day weekend interrupted by the threat of Hurricane Gustav, said Ron Kutter, the festival's ...  

The decision was made to host a second event due to the success of the RedTag Live! event held in September over Labor Day Weekend. ...  

Labor leaders cry witch hunt The battered reputation of City Hall employees came under attack once again Wednesday with a report from investigators who spied garbage collection workers loafing for hours each day, taking long lunches at home, drinking beer from plastic cups and even urinating...  

MIAMI (AP) -- Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast. About 34.4 million people are projected to travel at least 50 miles from home - a 1.1 percent...  

The Georgia Department of Labor’s Rome Career Center has expanded its hours as the DOL shifts to 10-hour work days.State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond announced Tuesday that the department is switching to an alternative work schedule that will have staff rotating four, 10-hour work days...  

The Fisher Labor Government laid the foundations of the modern welfare state, and was the forerunner of the first majority national Labor Government in the world. David Day is Fishers biographer. He is also the biographer of Chifley and Curtin, the author of Conquest: How Societies Overwhelm...  

"Shall school begin before or after Labor Day?" wrote Landon, in the first question in the memo. "The first week of September 2010 presents a particularly ...  

Court employees were given the option to work a four-day week beginning on July 7. The project ended on Labor Day. The project was meant to help employees ...