APWU: Celebrate May Day, International Workers Day, May 1

Posted on April 28, 2016April 28, 2016 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 088-20160 4/27/2016 – May Day, the International Workers Day, is celebrated around the world on May 1. Although May Day originated in Chicago in the 1880s when workers first fought for the eight-hour day, the holiday is not officially recognized in this country. But APWU President Mark Dimondstein is urging union…

The Brief Origins of May Day | Industrial Workers of the World

Posted on May 1, 2014May 7, 2014 by 21cpw

By Eric Chase – 1993. Most people living in the United States know little about the International Workers’ Day of May Day. For many others there is an assumption that it is a holiday celebrated in state communist countries like Cuba or the former Soviet Union. Most Americans don’t realize that May Day has its…