The history of organized labor is long and brutal. The history of May Day, the holiday honoring the organized labor movement ...

Labor Day might mark the unofficial end of summer, but it's anything but a downer! It's the perfect excuse to throw one last ...

May Day has long roots tracing back to European pagan traditions, but is now much closer related to International Worker’s ...

The first Labor Day was celebrated in the United States and the concept quickly went global. However, International Workers’ ...

Labor Day was officially established and signed into law by President Grover Cleveland in 1894 to recognize the contributions of American workers. Smithsonian Libraries houses many books dealing with ...

May 1 was chosen by an international group of socialist organizers and trade unions as May Day; however, in 1894, U.S.

It started with about 140,000 workers. By 1900, the union had about 1 million members. They even won a day to honor the worker. In 1894 Labor Day became a national holiday. At the time, unemployment ...

International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, has grown to have an immigrant and workers' rights focus in Los Angeles.

While Latin America, Europe and Asia celebrated International Workers' Day, in the United States May Day was once again just ...

Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to take to the streets nationwide on Thursday in May Day rallies opposing the ...