Today, we shine a light on workers for our special May Day show, guest hosted by Norman Stockwell from The Progressive. First up, Armando Ibarra from UW–Madison’s School for Workers […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]