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In the best tradition of May Day, labor and community networks across the country are activating existing coalitions and forming new ones to launch mass mobilizations on May 1, 2025. We will ...
On May 1, 1886, more than 340,000 American workers walked out of their jobs in support of the eight-hour work day, which had been proposed by the now American Federation of Labor two years prior ...
Aunt says she’s skipping niece’s Labor Day weekend wedding because she doesn’t travel during major holidays. Dear Eric: One ...
May Day immigration marches. While labor and immigrant rights are historically intertwined, the focus of May Day rallies in the U.S. shifted to immigration in 2006.
May Day, celebrated by workers across the globe as International Labor Day, occurs on May 1 each year. Protesters used the labor holiday to decry what they view as attacks on the working ...
International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, happens every year on May 1. While it’s observed around the globe as a day to celebrate organized labor, May Day is an unrecognized ...
May Day, celebrated by workers across the globe as International Labor Day, occurs on May 1 each year. This year, activists in the U.S. aim to build on the momentum of recent widespread ...
Labor Day has been a national holiday in the United States since 1894. It may signify picnics, parades, a day off from work, or the end of summer and the beginning of fall for many Americans.
May Day Strong. A May Day Strong coalition of over 200 organizations, including major national labor unions and hundreds of community organizations, planned 1, 273 mass mobilizations, from ...