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  2. Labour Day (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    Likewise, Ontario University Athletics has a long-established tradition to play university football on Labour Day. There is an annual Labour Day parade in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland. The centennial anniversary in 2020 was replaced with an online ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. [5] [6] In Ontario, Labour Day is a public ...

  3. Public holidays in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada Day: Fête du Canada: Celebrates Canada's 1867 Confederation and establishment of dominion status. In Newfoundland and Labrador, observed concurrently with Memorial Day. First Monday in September: Labour Day: Fête du travail: Celebrates economic and social achievements of workers December 25: Christmas Day: Noël: Celebrates the ...

  4. Labour Day - Wikipedia

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    Labour Day is a national holiday in The Bahamas, celebrated on the first Friday in June in order to create a long weekend for workers. [10] The traditional date of Labour Day in The Bahamas, however, is 7 June, in commemoration of a significant workers' strike that began on that day in 1942. Labour Day is meant to honour and celebrate workers ...

  5. Labor Day - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 November 2024. Federal holiday in the United States This article is about the U.S. holiday. For the similarly-named holiday in other countries, see Labour Day. For other uses, see Labor Day (disambiguation). Labor Day Labor Day Parade in New York's Union Square, 1882 Observed by United States Type ...

  6. International Workers' Day - Wikipedia

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    International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries [1] and often referred to as May Day, [2] [3] is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on 1 May, [4] [5] or the first Monday in May.

  7. Canada moves to end labor disputes at ports, cites economic ...

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    OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada on Tuesday moved to end labor disputes at the country's two biggest ports, Vancouver and Montreal, citing economic damage and the potential for driving away trading partners.

  8. Canada Post workers strike to end after labor board ruling - AOL

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    (Reuters) - Canada Post said on Monday its striking workers will return to work on Tuesday, Dec. 17 after the country's labor relations board ordered an end to the work stoppage.

  9. Timeline of labour issues and events in Canada - Wikipedia

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    First central union body in Canada; 1872- Nine Hour Movement - labour activists call for nine-hour day and 54-hour workweek.Origins of Labour Day; 1872 - March 25, The Toronto Typographical Union goes on strike against their employer, the editor of The Globe, Liberal Party leader George Brown, demanding a nine-hour workday. Union activity then ...