International Workers' Day
Videos
International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on 1 May, or the first Monday in May.
2013 International Workers’ Day demonstration in Austria
A 1 May rally in Bucharest in 1967
May Day rally in Moscow, 1 May 1960
Egyptian Communist Party flags in Tahrir Square
Labor Day
Videos
Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday of September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States.
Labor Day Parade in New York's Union Square, 1882
P. J. McGuire, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor, is frequently credited as the father of Labor Day in the United States.
Labor Day parade on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., c. 1894