Labor Day Weekend 2024

As you gather with family and friends this Labor Day weekend, we encourage you to reflect on the successes of the past year, the challenges that remain, and the many opportunities ahead.

By Ambassador Callista L. Gingrich and Speaker Newt Gingrich

Labor Day weekend is a good time to reflect on what this traditional holiday means to working Americans in the 21st century.

Labor Day became a national holiday in 1894 under President Grover Cleveland, during a period of rapid industrialization and economic growth in America. As the nation tran…