labor movement
May Day 1886: The great upheaval in Chicago
April 30, 2026“Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, eight hours for what we will” was the rallying cry, and the bosses hated it.
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World Fed. of Trade Unions: May Day 2026 will be ‘milestone of struggle’
April 27, 2026Strength lies in organization. Hope lies in struggle, WFTU declares.
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May Day 2026: Why Black workers must mobilize
April 23, 2026People's World interviews Jay Ozier, lead advocate of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists’ call for a national day of union solidarity.
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‘Gathering Storm: A Story of the Black Belt’ book review
April 20, 2026Myra Page’s classic proletarian novel represents the complex, difficult unevenness between stated values and their partial expression through action.
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Labor leaders at People’s World town hall: May Day’s our day
April 17, 2026“We can't go back to the way it was before, because the system wasn't working for working people then, and it isn't working for us right now, either.”
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