Hi Reader, Happy International Workers' Day! Today is May Day - a day in which we honor the sacrifices of those who came before us to fight for workplace rights and protections many of us take for granted today. International Workers Day dates back to May 1, 1886, when workers around the country declared a general strike to demand an 8-hour workday - a radical demand at a time when 12 -16-hour shifts were the norm. Over time and with much struggle, workers in most industries won a standard 8...
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