5 hard-working cartoons about Labor Day celebrations

Artists take on creation of AI, spelling mistakes, and more

This cartoon is titled “LABOR DAY 2025”. It’s a take off of Michelangelo’s “Creation of Adam” from the Sistine Chapel. In this version, robot hands labeled “Automation” and “AI” reach out to touch.

(Image credit: Michael Ramirez / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This cartoon depicts an outdoor Labor Day picnic with a sign over a crowd that reads, "Labor Day Picnic: Stop by for a bite!" A robot labeled "AI" stops to speak with a man grilling hamburgers and says, "You spelled 'Byte' wrong."

(Image credit: Joe Heller / Copyright 2025 Hellertoon.com)

This cartoon shows a robot sitting at a desk working at a computer. The screen on the computer displays a search bar where the robot has typed in “Labor Day”. The search results are “AI Overview: A day set aside to honor the American robot.”

(Image credit: Bill Bramhall / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon depicts eight Employee of the Month framed pictures hanging on a wall. The first seven are a variety of men and women. The eight is a smiling robot labelled “AI” giving a thumb’s up.

(Image credit: Phil Hands / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This is a two panel cartoon set in a living room where a man and a woman speak as they lounge. The man says, “Well, Labor Day is over.” The woman replies, “Yup.” The next frame shows the man leaving. The woman says, “Where are you going?” The man responds, “To get the Christmas decorations.”

(Image credit: Dana Summers / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

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