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Nike declares Juneteenth an official paid holiday for staff

Jun 12, 2020, 5:00 AM

Starting this month, Nike employees will now have Juneteenth off as a paid holiday, the company has announced. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is on June 19 and commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.

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