It was partially coined in remembrance of the Haymarket massacre when the government and capitalist elites deployed armed forces against workers during a general strike, and also after othet strikes around the world and in the US that gave us the standard 40 hour work week.
May 1st. What should have been labor day in the US, but the government moved it to September. Because they can’t have us organizing with the rest of the world.
When is Mayday?
May 1st
Aka international workers day
It was partially coined in remembrance of the Haymarket massacre when the government and capitalist elites deployed armed forces against workers during a general strike, and also after othet strikes around the world and in the US that gave us the standard 40 hour work week.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers'_Day
May 1st. What should have been labor day in the US, but the government moved it to September. Because they can’t have us organizing with the rest of the world.
Something of comedy that pilots call out for a day off when their plane is going down. That was the first mayday that came to mind.
I hate that this made me laugh. Thank you, tho.