From worker rights rallies to marches for social justice, activists around the globe kicked off May Day demonstrations on Thursday. In some countries, it’s a public holiday honoring labor, but ...

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Tens of thousands of citizens will flood parks and sidewalks for May Day Strong protests Thursday, May 1, to condemn what they call predatory politics by President Donald Trump and billionaire backers ...

Protesters took to the streets nationwide on Thursday in May Day rallies opposing the Trump administration, hoping to seize the momentum of recent widespread grassroots protests against policies ...

May Day, or Beltane, is a Gaelic and Celtic festival dating back to the Middle Ages. The festival honors the start of summer, as spring is halfway over. International Workers' Day dates back to the ...

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FILE - Participants in an immigration rights rally walk under a giant American flag during a march through downtown Chicago, May 1, 2006. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) CHICAGO (AP) — From worker ...

PHOENIX (AP/AZFamily) — From worker rights rallies to marches for social justice, activists around the globe kicked off May Day demonstrations on Thursday. In some countries, it’s a public holiday ...

Ever since the ancient Romans decided to honor the agricultural goddess Flora with lewd spectacles in the Circus Maximus, the beginning of May has signaled the coming of spring, a time of revival ...

The history of organized labor is long and brutal. The history of May Day, the holiday honoring the organized labor movement (it's also called International Workers' Day), was likewise born out of ...

May Day was never just a celebration, a rally, or a march. It was also a day for workers to show their power. And it can be again. United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain during a “Fighting Oligarchy ...

May Day baskets — which are decorative baskets, often filled with flowers, treats, small gifts, and other goodies — aren’t as common of a custom as they used to be. While some people still receive and ...