Happy International Workers' Day! Today, hard working people around the world are being celebrated. Naturally, we here in America have to do things differently, and we have to do it on the first Monday in September. Personally, I think you should take both days off. If you have to go home before dinner today, thank your union.
international workers dayalso known as labor day in some countries[1] It is often said that may day,[2][3] It is a celebration of workers and the working class promoted by the international labor movement, held annually on May 1st.[4][5] or the first Monday in May.
Traditionally, May 1st is May Day, the European spring festival. In 1889, the Marxist International Socialist Congress met in Paris and established the Second International as the successor to the previous International Workers' Association. They adopted a resolution for a “massive international demonstration” in support of the working class' demands for an eight-hour day. May 1 was chosen by the American Federation of Labor to commemorate the U.S. general strike that began on May 1, 1886 and culminated four days later with the Haymarket Incident. The demonstration has since become an annual event.[5] The Sixth Congress of the Second International in 1904 called on all social democratic organizations and trade unions in all countries to legally establish an eight-hour working day for the class demands of the proletariat. We urge everyone to demonstrate vigorously on May 1st, and for world peace.”[6]
May 1st, or the first Monday in May, is a national holiday in many countries, most often named “International Workers' Day” or a similar name. Some countries celebrate Labor Day on other days that are important to their country, such as the United States and Canada, which celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday of September.[7] In 1955, the Catholic Church dedicated May 1 to “St. Joseph the Worker.” Saint Joseph is the patron saint of workers and craftsmen.[8][9]
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