LINK The changing meanings of May Day : NPR
May Day, celebrated by workers across the globe as International Labor Day, falls on May 1.
But you'd be forgiven if that's news to you. While the day traces its origins to an American laborers' fight for a shorter work day, the U.S. does not officially recognize International Labor Day.
Like other countries that mark Labor Days on different dates, the U.S. and Canada celebrate their Labor Day in September.
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U.S. resistance to celebrate International Labor Day — also called International Workers' Day — in May stems from a resistance to emboldening worldwide working-class unity, historians say...
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.May be the fact that it is celebrated mostly in communist countries and has socialist support. Not found so much in US Labor Day celebrations, which are more geared to labor in general rather than Unions. I support Unions 100%, but much of our population don’t, thanks to corporate scare tactics and intimidation.
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