CHICAGO
LABOR
RECLAIMS
MAY
DAY
On Thursday, May 1, 2008, Chicago’s labor community will celebrate May Day as International Workers Day with a ceremony at the Haymarket Monument. Organized labor will call for fairness and justice in the workplace, including the right to organize and the Employee Free Choice Act, access to health care, fair trade agreements, and the right to earn a living wage
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May Day Commemoration Ceremony
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Haymarket Monument
DesPlaines Ave. between
Lake St. and Randolph St.
10:00 a.m.
Illinois LaborHistory Society
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HACERISTA101 // May 1, 2008 at 5:08 am |
I’m glad to see that there are still alot of organizations and allies that are continuing their efforts to support this historical day, and that there are folks that are willing to stand up and speak out about injustice and discrimination affecting so many immigrant communities.