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. International Workers' Day dates back to the ...

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The history of organized labor is long and brutal. The history of May Day, the holiday honoring the organized labor movement (it's also called International Workers' Day), was likewise born out of ...

Depending on where you live, May Day is either an ancient European spring festival or a day of support for immigrants and workers’ rights. In most nations, May 1 is an official public holiday known as ...

PHOENIX (AP/AZFamily) — From worker rights rallies to marches for social justice, activists around the globe kicked off May Day demonstrations on Thursday. In some countries, it’s a public holiday ...

SEATTLE — Thursday is International Workers Day, commonly known as May Day. From worker rights rallies to marches for social justice, activists around western Washington and the globe kicked off May ...

WASHINGTON – Thousands of people marched near the White House as part of nationwide protests against the Trump administration, its policies and the billionaires supporting them in what organizers are ...