Celebrate May Day, the workers holiday right here on WORT 89.9FM. Savage Class War Radio broadcasts their 135th Annual May Day Workers Festival. Tune in for stories about how to organize and win at your job. And we feature a selection of revolting music and poetry to fame the flames of discontent. Monday, April 26th […]
May Day Strikes and Labor in the Time of Trump
Last Friday, on May Day, thousands of essential workers at large corporations like Amazon, Target, and Instacart went on a one-day strike to protest their unsafe working conditions, low wages, and lack of healthcare benefits and paid sick leave. On today’s episode, we learn more about the strikes and put them in the context of […]
May 1st: International Workers’ Day, the REAL Labor Day
May 1st is International Workers’ Day, the REAL Labor Day. Eight O’Clock Buzz host Brian Standing is joined in the studio by Marty Kehrein and Brock Barber–both members of the International Workers of the World–with a history lesson.
May Day: Remembering Workers’ Struggles
It’s May Day. Throughout much of the northern hemisphere, May Day has traditionally been a celebration of spring. But since 1886, May Day has also been a day for celebrating and remembering workers, like those who were striking for an eight-hour workday. And like those who died in Chicago’s Haymarket Massacre on May 4th, 1886. […]
Wisconsin May Day Marches: Immigrant Rights, Civil Rights
Today, thousands of people joined together for May Day marches across the country. May Day is an annual celebration of labor rights, and this was a focal point of marches throughout the United States and Wisconsin. This year’s marches highlighted the rights and contributions of immigrant workers in particular. Director of the South Central […]
May Day Is Labor Day–Roots to Chicago Haymarket Square
Today is May Day, which to many may bring visions of maypoles, baskets of flowers and dancers. But in everywhere else except the United States, May Day is Labor Day, alternatively known as International Worker’s Day, or the Day of the Martyrs of the Revolution. Ironically, since the holiday is not officially celebrated here, International […]
