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Friday May 01, 2020
May 1 - MayDay-International Workers Day
Friday May 01, 2020
Friday May 01, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1886. That was the day that workers throughout the United States walked off their jobs in a coordinated, planned effort and demanded the eight-hour day. What made the strike truly revolutionary, was that the workers were not asking for reduced pay for reduced hours. They wanted their pay-level to stay the same.
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