May Day

Observe this laborious list of words all about May Day also known as International Workers' Day, in honor of all that unions and the labor movement have achieved throughout history.
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  1. labor
    a social class comprising those who do work for wages
    The presidential election of 1932 sparked a major turning point for American labor unions, bringing pro-labor president Franklin D. Roosevelt into office in 1933, along with a Congress sympathetic to labor. Fannie Never Flinched
  2. solidarity
    a union of interests or purposes among members of a group
    In one of the largest such actions in South African history, the miners went on strike for a week and maintained their solidarity. Long Walk to Freedom
  3. protest
    a public manifestation of dissent
    They carried protest signs and tried to convince the replacement workers not to take their jobs. Fannie Never Flinched
  4. rally
    a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm
    We planned an assembly where we would make our speeches; we called it a peace rally, but it was just going to be a handful of us upper-school girls. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
  5. demonstration
    a public display of group feelings
    Burns led the picketing demonstrations and served more time in jail than any other suffragist in the United States. Votes for Women!
  6. trade union
    an employee organization that bargains with an employer
    “They hate trade unions. They hate folks who try to organize. They hate Jan.” Native Son
  7. strike
    refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad conditions
    In a strike, workers walked off the job and refused to go back until the company agreed to their demands. Fannie Never Flinched
  8. celebration
    a joyful occasion for festivities to mark some happy event
    Business owners locked their doors and joined the uncounted thousands of servicemen and civilians in the celebration that lasted through the night. Hidden Figures
  9. equality
    the quality of being the same in quantity, value, or status
    “Thoughtful planning, a belief in equality and diversity. Truly seeing everyone as an equal. They passed that on to my mother, and she passed it on to me.” Little Fires Everywhere
  10. activism
    a policy of action to achieve a political or social goal
    “This was the seventies. Lots of turmoil. Civil rights activism, yes. But lots of pushback.” Black Brother, Black Brother
  11. collective bargaining
    negotiation between an employer and a trade union
    After collective bargaining failed, Carnegie shut down its Homestead plant and locked out the union workers. Fannie Never Flinched
  12. parade
    a ceremonial procession including people marching
    The May Day parade in Cleveland spawned even greater violence, where mounted police and soldiers in trucks and tanks clashed with Socialist marchers who were sympathetic to the Communist cause. 1919 The Year That Changed America
Created on Fri Jan 12 13:15:39 EST 2024 (updated Mon Jan 29 15:04:35 EST 2024)

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