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Virginia Beach Public Works employees open up doors to the 42nd Street pumphouse waste grates on July 7, 2021, ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa. The grates keep trash and debris from entering the pumps which keep Atlantic Avenue from flooding during heavy rainfall. (Trent Sprague/The Virginian-Pilot) 
Historic thoughts about the Labor Day holiday and the movement which helped improve conditions for generations of American workers.
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