‘Solidarity with Palestine on May Day!’
Statement by Workers World, April 28, 2025 May Day arose out of the struggle in 1886 when workers around the U.S. joined a general strike on May 1 demanding an 8-hour workday. Chicago police attacked demonstrating workers in Haymarket Square three days later. In 1889, international socialists named May 1 International Workers Day to commemorate this struggle, Chicago’s martyrs and[…]
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