In honor of May Day
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MEXICO CITY, APRIL 28, 2025.- This May 1, 2025 marks the 139th anniversary of International Labour Day, a date coined in memory of the Chicago Martyrs, who in 1886 fought for an eight-hour working day. As more than a century passed, it is paradoxical to observe how this labor demand has been volatilized by the postmodern digital era with the emergence of the internet, social networks and instant communication platforms such as WhatsApp; it has e…
In honor of May Day
In 1889 the international socialist movement designated May First as a day to honor the struggles and achievements of the working class. This call was in commemoration of the Haymarket Martyrs: eight workers, five of them immigrants, who were variously imprisoned, deported, or executed for crimes they did not commit in a climate of fierce anti-immigrant and anti-union scapegoating. Facing execution, one of them, August Spies, delivered an addres…
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