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What to know about May Day, including its Chicago origins and how it has grown over the years
From worker rights rallies to marches for social justice, activists around the globe kicked off May Day demonstrations on ...
May Day rally draws thousands downtown in support of immigrants, workers: 'We need a united front'
Thousands gathered in Union Park Thursday morning before marching to Grant Park for a rally marking May Day, also known as ...
Protesters block traffic in Chicago's Loop amid nationwide May Day demonstrations
Thousands of protesters took to Chicago streets Thursday as part of nationwide and global "May Day" demonstrations.
What to do in Chicago: Polish Parade, Japanese Breakfast and May the 4th Be With You
The streets of Chicago will be draped in red and white as one of the oldest and largest parades in the city steps off this ...
What to know about May Day and how it has grown over the years
May Day marches, rallies and riots have taken place worldwide in recent years as unions push for better rights for workers, ...
May Day — or International Workers' Day — started in America. Here's the full history
The history of organized labor is long and brutal. The history of May Day, the holiday honoring the organized labor movement ...
Today in Chicago History: ‘May Day’ born after workers take to the streets to demand an eight-hour workday
Today is May 1, May Day, a workers’ holiday in most nations, although not the U.S. The holiday has its origins in Chicago, as a commemoration of the 1886 Haymarket Affair. On May 4, 1886, a bomb was ...