May Day, celebrated by workers across the globe as International Labor Day, occurs on May 1 each year. Protesters used the labor holiday to decry what they view as attacks on the working class and ...

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.

May Day, also called Beltane, is not formally acknowledged as a holiday in the U.S., but many choose to take part in events or celebrations.

In some countries, May Day is a public holiday for workers, including France, Kenya and China, where it lasts five days. In Russia, Communist-led May Day celebrations were once massive affairs.

May Day Protests Are a Coalition Movement This isn’t just labor unions marching. The coalition is massive: federal workers, students, teachers, immigrant advocates, and climate activists.

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 ...

May Day — or International Workers' Day — started in America. Here's the full history The holiday commemorates labor activists' decades-long struggle to establishing the eight-hour workday.

More than 500 protesters gathered in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood to mark May Day. The protesters criticized President Donald Trump’s policies on labor, immigration, LGBTQ+ rights and more.

Despite dreary weather, a few hundred Ames residents recently gathered at Bandshell Park for a May Day rally. A coalition of local organizations hosted a demonstration for three hours on Thursday ...

May Day, also called Beltane, is not formally acknowledged as a holiday in the U.S., but many choose to take part in events or celebrations.