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BumRushDaShow

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16. Yes but globally

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #15)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 05:56 AM

Apr 30

some also stuck with May and since the world is more "global" and immediate, thanks to the internet, you still have groups here continuing to support that tradition.

It's sort of like how despite the fact that "Memorial Day" (previously dubbed "Decoration Day" to honor Civil War vets) and "Veteran's Day" (previously dubbed "Armistice Day" for WWI) were not really related, they are both "used" to "honor veterans" (regardless of what war they were in).

It's "opportunistic" to highlight a cause.

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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 Apr 29 #15

Yes but globally BumRushDaShow Apr 30 #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 Apr 29 #13

Me being jobless & homeless won't do much to change the countries future but certainly would mine EX500rider Apr 29 #14

Point taken Magoo48 Apr 30 #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