One Event Version : On this Day May 1 "International Worker's Day" -> Some countries called it as "Labor day" -> It is a day to celebrate the efforts of the working class and laborers -> Start : In 1889, International federation of socialist groups and trade unions in europe choose May 1 as a day in support of workers in commemoration of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago (1886). TriviaMOTO101 -> Almost hundreds of countries around the world have recognized International Workers' Day but only about 60 actually celebrate the holiday. -> Haymarket Riot in Chicago : A labor demonstration on May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago as a rally in support of workers striking for an eight-hour work day. (Image 1) -> First proposed the holiday for workers : This is controversial one because there are two have been sighted : 1. Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a co-founder of the American Federation of Labor and Matthew Maguire, a machinist, proposed the holiday in 1882, when he was serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. Note : Both men are from rival union - But still same surname "McGuire" (Image 2) "Let's commemorate every workers to their efforts and hard work towards in their job especially the frontliners who always there since the pandemic." @Source Link : telesurenglish.net/news/10-Facts-About-International-Workers-Day-20150430-0024.html and time.com/5883726/labor-day-founder-history/ @Image from history.com and time.com
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History is fascinating and timely. Workers have made modern society possible, and equitable rewards of their labor should be distributed through compensation and benefits.