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“Labor Day” Isn’t Labor Day
The annual worker’s holiday in the rest of the world is May Day. Why not here?
by
Sam Wallman
via
The Nib
on
September 3, 2018
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May Day, May Day!
May Day is a Rust Belt Holiday
Forged in the cauldron of Chicago’s streets and factories, born from the experience of workers in the mills and plants of Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland.
by
Ed Simon
via
Belt Magazine
on
April 29, 2024
Chicago Never Forgot the Haymarket Martyrs
Ever since the execution of labor radicals in 1886, reactionaries have tried to tarnish their legacy — and leftists have honored them as working-class martyrs.
by
Jeff Schuhrke
via
Jacobin
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on
May 1, 2023
May Day's Radical History
The date of Occupy's strike has ties to the eight-hour day movement, immigrant workers and American anarchism.
by
Jacob Remes
via
Salon
on
April 30, 2012
The annual worker’s holiday in the rest of the world is May Day. Why not here?
The Five-Day Workweek is Dead
It’s time for something better.
by
Anna North
via
Vox
on
July 13, 2021
The Fight for the Sabbath
The partnership between rabbis and labor that delivered the two-day weekend.
by
Avi Garelick
via
Jewish Currents
on
February 21, 2023
Work Sucks. What Could Salvage It?
New books examine the place of work in our lives—and how people throughout history have tried to change it.
by
Erik Baker
via
The New Yorker
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on
May 1, 2024
Scabby the Rat Is an American Labor Icon. Why Are His Manufacturers Disowning Him?
The frightening character who appears amid US union disputes can be traced back to a single factory, which wasn’t unionized.
by
Tarpley Hitt
via
The Guardian
on
March 9, 2023
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