Post #1814622
2026-04-30 09:13 UTC
Reminder: the first May Day commemorated a demonstration-turned-riot demanding the 8-hour work day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair
#labourRights #workersRights #mayDay
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@Pamela1960@kolektiva.social 2026-04-30 15:09
@pascoda@chaos.social Mayday was a pagan festival before it became International Workers Day.
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@SamanthaJaneSmith@lgbtqia.space 2026-05-01 13:42
@pascoda@chaos.social Just to add the inspiration for this came from Australian stonemasons who went on strike in 1856 for an 8 hour week and followed the Great Strike in England of 1842.