Labor Day

Labor DayOn May 1, 1886, American workers went on strike demanding an 8-hour day. The strike and the accompanying demonstration ended in a bloody clash with police.

In July 1889, the Paris Congress of the Second International decided to hold annual demonstrations on May 1 in commemoration of the Chicago workers’ speech. The first International Workers’ Solidarity Day was celebrated in 1890 in Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, USA, Norway, France, Sweden and some other countries.

For a long time, May Day was a symbol of revolution, of irreconcilable class struggle. This holiday is celebrated in 66 countries of the world.