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henbuck

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2. May 1 should be Labor Day in America.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Apr 28, 2026, 10:34 AM

Apr 28

The Haymarket massacre was in Chicago in May.

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US activists plan May Day economic blackout: 'No school, no work, no shopping' [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 28 OP

Please see my Indivisible post and kick it. usonian Apr 28 #1

May 1 should be Labor Day in America. henbuck Apr 28 #2

I wish I had a job to not go to but I'm retired. No shopping is easy though. travelingthrulife Apr 28 #3

Same here, but I might make an exception for yard sales. multigraincracker Apr 28 #4

Strike for wages and job protections and I'll be there. somsai Apr 28 #5

We're being told to use vacation days. maxsolomon Apr 28 #6

Do they really think this is going to happen in THREE DAYS? FakeNoose Apr 28 #7

They do this every year. It's been a (global) "thing" for 140 years. BumRushDaShow Apr 28 #10

It's because they associated the Haymarket affair with anarchists. Labor Day was first held the Sept after Haymarket. LeftInTX Wednesday #15

Yes but globally BumRushDaShow Thursday #16

Extend it for a month-- the wheels of commerce and industry would truly begin to grind. Magoo48 Apr 28 #8

So don't go to work for a month and get fired and lose your house/car? Not a great plan to me, ymmv EX500rider Apr 28 #12

How will your hypothetical employee's family manage in an authoritarian future? Magoo48 Wednesday #13

Me being jobless & homeless won't do much to change the countries future but certainly would mine EX500rider Wednesday #14

Point taken Magoo48 Thursday #17

Unfortunately I have to attend a work event meeting and can't stay home kimbutgar Apr 28 #9

DU is aware of the strike, but I don't see much from US outlets generally. Article is from The Guardian, of course. nt wiggs Apr 28 #11

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