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Airlines Cancel or Delay Hundreds of Flights During Labor Day Weekend

Airlines have delayed or canceled hundreds of flights during the U.S. Labour Day holiday weekend. There were 743 delays within, into, or out of the United States, and 70 cancellations as of 11 a.m. ET Sunday, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. More than 3,700 U.S. flights were delayed on Saturday, and another 145…


Labour Day Should Be Removed in Australia

Commentary Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, once said that “A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.” I was reminded of these prophetic words when considering the relevance (or lack of it) of Labour Day, which is celebrated on different dates in the Australian states and…