LABOR DAY LINKS Essays on the History of the Labor Movement These essays were written by high school students in preparation for the Advanced Placement US History Exam. Their task was to explain public opinion of and government reaction toward the rise of the labor movement in the late nineteenth century. Original source material, such as newspaper cartoons and headlines, has been scanned in, and is available by following the linked references. What Will Be the Future of Teacher Unionism A review of "United Mind Workers: Unions and Teaching in the Knowledge Society," by Charles Taylor Kerchner, Julia E. Koppich and Joseph G. Weeres. The History of Labor Day Labor Day: How it came about, what it means; brought to you by the U.S. Department of Labor.