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	May Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		International Workers' Day (a name used interchangeably with May Day) is the commemoration of the Haymarket Riot of 1886 in Chicago, and a celebration of the social and economic achievements of the international labor movement.
		The U.S. version of Labor Day was a creation of the 1880's Knights of Labor and was adopted officially in 1887 in the U.S. in an attempt to disassociate labor activism from the radical left.
		This Labor Day was a creation of the 1880's Knights of Labor and was adopted officially in 1887 in the U.S. in an attempt to disassociate labor activism from the radical left.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/May_Day (3192 words)

	Labour Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Labour Day is an annual holiday that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers.
		Other labor organizations (and there were many), but notably the affiliates of the International Workingmen's Association, many of whom were socialists or anarchists, favoured a May 1 holiday.
		The explanations for this tradition range from the fact that white clothes are worse protection against cold weather in the winter to the fact that the rule was intended as a status symbol for new members of the middle class in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Labour_Day (1136 words)

	Labour Day
		Labour Day (or Labor Day) is an annual holiday that resulted from efforts of the labor union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers.
		Labor Day has been celebrated on the first Monday in September in the United States and Canada since the 1880s.
		According to highway accident statistics, the Labor Day weekend is the most dangerous weekend of the year to travel on US highways.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/l/la/labour_day.html (510 words)

	U.S. DOL - The History of Labor Day
		Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers.
		Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement.
		Labor Day addresses by leading union officials, industrialists, educators, clerics and government officials are given wide coverage in newspapers, radio, and television.
	www.dol.gov /opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm (764 words)

	Holidays on the Net - Labor Day
		Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is an annual and national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of the country.
		The Labor Day holiday is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers.
		Labor Day is generally observed with parades, speeches, barbecues, and picnics.
	www.holidays.net /dailys/holidays/laborday.htm (492 words)

	Prizewebdesign Labor Day - Why Is There a Labor Day?
		Labor Day (AmE) or Labour Day (CmE) is an annual holiday that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers.
		The origins of the American Labor Day (Labour Day in Canada) can be traced back to the Knights of Labor in the United States, and a parade organized by them on September 5, 1882 in New York City.
		The date was adopted in Canada in 1894 by the government of Prime Minister John Thompson, although the concept of a Labor Day actually originated with marches in both Toronto and Ottawa in 1872.
	www.prizewebdesign.com /know/labor.html (1078 words)

	Who Stole May Day
		It is to this end that the Socialist Labor Party celebrates May Day as a day of agitation and education to awaken the workers of American to an understanding of their interests as a class.
		This May Day is made to serve the purpose for which it was originally designated as a labor holiday, namely, to act as a harbinger of a future of freedom, peace and justice for all men.
		May Day became the occasion for proclaiming the international solidarity of workers of all races and all nationalities, and their eventual emancipation from wage slavery-sharing with primitive Maypole activities the heralding of a season of hope, when the darkness of winter is cast off and the bright summer’s sun is in the offing.
	socialismmarxdeleonforarealunion.org /MayDay05.htm (1964 words)

	A History of International Women's Day
		In 1910 at the Second International, a world wide socialist party congress, German socialist Clara Zetkin proposed that March 8th be proclaimed International Women's Day, to commemorate the US demonstrations and honor working women the wor ld over.
		The labor struggle in the US is an exciting one, but it traditionally concentrates on men.
		In the period of intense labor activity following the Civil War, when widowhood and general hard times forced thousands of women into the labor force, thus causing panic and hostility on the part of men, women found themselves excluded from most of the national trade uniqns.
	www.cwluherstory.com /CWLUArchive/interwomen.html (1324 words)

	May Day = Labor Day
		I must have read that it was also Labor Day in other parts and had something to do with the Workers and Socialist/Communist movements, but that was completely irrelevant in the USA.
		At a workers’ Congress in Baltimore he called for a general strike to obtain an eight-hour workday instead of the 14 to 16 hours that was the norm.
		This day is now recognized all over the world, with the exception of the United States where, ironically, the events it commemorates took place 135 years ago.
	www.southerncrossreview.org /11/mayday.htm (489 words)

	Social Upheaval: May Day is Almost Here
		Just days after that strike -- on May 4, 1886 -- a rally was held at Haymarket Square in Chicago to protest a police attack on a group of strikers.
		(A fifth defendant, Louis Lingg, died in his cell the day before the executions under very suspicious circumstances.) On the morning of the execution of her husband, Lucy Parsons was arrested and locked in a cell with her children for attempting to see her husband one last time.
		On July 14, 1889 - the 100th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille Prison -- at the International Labor Congress in Paris, a delegate from the American Federation of Labor proposed that the Congress adopt May 1 as International Labor Day and a day to remember the "Martyrs of Chicago." This was accepted.
	www.chickenfootstew.com /archives/2006/04/may_day_is_almo.html (1318 words)

	May Day - the Real Labor Day
		May 1st, International Workers' Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world, and is recognized in every country except the United States, Canada, and South Africa.
		In its attempt to erase the history and significance of May Day, the United States government declared May 1st to be "Law Day", and gave us instead Labor Day - a holiday devoid of any historical significance other than its importance as a day to swill beer and sit in traffic jams.
		Nevertheless, rather than suppressing labor and radical movements, the events of 1886 and the execution of the Chicago anarchists actually mobilized many generations of radicals.
	flag.blackened.net /daver/anarchism/mayday.html (755 words)

	The History of May Day
		As the day of the strike was approaching and it was becoming evident that the leadership of the K. of L., especially Terrence Powderly, were sabotaging the movement and even secretly advising its unions not to strike, the popularity of the Federation was still more enhanced.
		In their attempt to defeat May Day and to draw the workers' organizations which are under their influence away from participation in May Day demonstrations, the A. of L. and other reactionary labor organizations, have fostered the observance of a so-called Labor Day on the first Monday in September of each year.
		Labor Day was adopted first on a local scale in 1885 and later granted by the various state governments as an antidote to May First celebrations.
	www.marxists.org /subject/mayday/articles/tracht.html (7253 words)

	Komalah
		We are going to honor the First of May, the International day of correlation of Labors in the conditions of rapacious aggression of Capitalist class of Iran and their protective government to all conditions (life, work, livelihood and …) of Laboring class are continuity in action.
		In this way labors should fight in different fronts: Collation against wage deduction, protest against temporary contracts, defiance against send out of workers, companion for changing work rules and … fighting in all fronts is required, but the main power should be concentrated on formation of labor’s organizations.
		We are going to honor the first of May as International worker’s day and we have to ask labors to organize their vast and nationwide power and ability.
	www.komalah.org /english/dec/cpi_may05.htm (710 words)

	MAY DAY
		The origins of May Day are rooted in the struggle for the 8-hour workday during the 19
		May Day was celebrated for the first time in Russia, Brazil and Ireland in 1891.
		While May Day is popular outside the US, it remains as a monument to the working class.
	www.framinghamdems.org /MayDay.html (732 words)

	U.S. Catholic Bishops - Office of Communications
		Labor Day is a good time to reflect on the question of international trade and how to make sure the global economy works for all.
		On this Labor Day, we urge our leaders to look at trade policies from the bottom-up—how they touch the lives of the poorest families and most vulnerable workers in our own country and around the world.
		The labor movement has a proud history of securing rights and benefits that U.S. workers have come to expect and workers in poorer countries hope for, such as the right to organize, to join a union, to decent wages and to safe working conditions.
	www.usccb.org /comm/archives/2004/04-157.htm (2096 words)

	May Day<br>May 1
		He stated, “The day will come when our silence will be more powerful than the voices you are throttling today.” By 1889, the Socialist International had declared May 1 as an International Working Class Holiday and a day of demonstrations by various labor movements in commemoration of the Haymarket martyrs.
		May Day was celebrated for the first time in Russia, Brazil, and Ireland in 1891, China in 1920, and India in 1927.
		The historic significance of May Day has unfortunately been forgotten in America, or maybe it was brushed under the carpet due to the unsettling events that surrounded its inception.
	www.classbrain.com /artholiday/publish/printer_360.shtml (1211 words)

	MAY DAY - THE LABOR DAY
		May 1st, International Workers' Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world, and is recognized in most countries.
		In its attempt to erase the history and significance of May Day, the United States government declared May 1st to be "Law Day", and gave the workers instead Labor Day, the first Monday of September - a holiday devoid of any historical significance.
		Nevertheless, rather than suppressing the labor and anarchist movements, the events of 1886 and the execution of the Chicago anarchists, spokesmen of the movement for the eight-hour day, mobilized many generations of radicals.
	www.anarchy.no /mayday.html (852 words)

	Labor Day FAQs
		Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday in September.
		Labor Day is the one day that honors the contributions of working men and women to America’s social and economic life.
		No. The U.S. Department of Labor describes Labor Day this way: “It is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers.
	www.aflcio.org /aboutus/laborday/faq.cfm (503 words)

	Digital History
		Labor Day, the holiday honoring America's workingmen and women, is today regarded as a day of rest and recreations signaling the end of summer and the beginning of the school year.
		But it was not until 1882 that the first Labor Day parade was held in New York City, under the sponsorship of the Knights of Labor, when 10,000 men and women marched down Manhattan's Fifth Avenue.
		In 1888, labor leaders from several countries picked May 1 as International Labor Day, to commemorate a peaceful gathering of 10,000 people in Chicago in 1883 campaigning for an eight-hour workday day.
	www.digitalhistory.uh.edu /database/article_display.cfm?HHID=231 (246 words)

	The Mexican Labor Calendar
		May 15 – Day of the Teacher – The weeks preceding this day usually involve teachers union mobilizations and protests, and culminate in the announcement of the terms of the contract between the Mexican Teachers Union)El SNTE) and the Department of Pubic Eduation 9 (SEP).
		But an ambivalent holiday it is also a day of protest of indigenous peoples since the 500th anniversary in 1992.
		November 1 and 2 – Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, a day of national remembrance of the deceased.
	www.ueinternational.org /Mexico_info/Mexico_calendar.html (456 words)

	Commemorating the True May Day
		Despite the crackdown on labor and the military buildup of anti-union forces, by May 1 the movement had already won gains for many Chicago clothing cutters, shoemakers, and packing-house workers.
		Rather than suppressing the labor and radical movements, the events of 1886 and the execution of the Chicago anarchists actually mobilized many radicals of the next generation.
		She later traveled the world urging workers throughout Europe to celebrate May Day and remember the events of Haymarket and the subsequent government-sponsored murder of those fighting for the rights of all workers.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V120/N23/col23guest.23c.html (830 words)

	Soviet Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The next day, the Soviet Union was officially dissolved and by the end of the year all official Soviet institutions had ceased operations.
		In the 1970s, the Soviet Union achieved rough nuclear parity with the United States, and surpassed it by the end of that decade with the deployment of the SS-18 missile.
		Less powerful countries had more room to assert their independence, and the two superpowers were partially able to recognize their common interest in trying to check the further spread and proliferation of nuclear weapons (''see'' SALT I, SALT II, Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty).
	soviet-union.ask.dyndns.dk (4275 words)

	E! International - News - A Labor Day "Hero" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Fox's PG-13 revenge rant, produced by Mel Gibson, who pops up in a cameo, is headlined by Cole Hauser as a movie star enraged by the stalking tactics of the celebrity photographer pack, particularly the sleaziest snapper played by Tom Sizemore.
		With Labor Day marking the official end of the summer box-office season, the top 12 films earned $83.3 million over four days and $65 million over three.
		That feeble total was the lowest Labor Day weekend gross since 2000, down a whopping 21 percent from 2003's holiday haul.
	international.eonline.com /news/items/0,1799,14874,00.html (579 words)

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