Today is International Workers' Day or #MayDay2020, a day we celebrate workers and the role that the struggle for workers rights has played in our country and around the world.
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Workers' Day has been held on May 1st since 1889 in commemoration of the Haymarket Affair three years earlier. It is celebrated around the world, a truly international holiday.
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It is a day of solidarity for workers everywhere. Many of whom are on strike today demanding safer working conditions in our grocery stores, warehouses, and essential retail stores.
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Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Retweeted Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
The rights of workers is often at the forefront of legislation I've introduced and supported, from the ProAct and Raise the Wage act from Rep
@BobbyScott to the Paycheck Fairness Act from Rep@rosadelauro...https://twitter.com/RepBonnie/status/1197567978641997831?s=20 …Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman added,
2:45Rep. Bonnie Watson ColemanVerified account @RepBonnieToday we see bosses on Twitter violating labor laws. The PRO Act is the most important labor rights bill in years. It will protect the right to organize and give enforcement power to the National Labor Relations Board. pic.twitter.com/N00n3px7FG2 replies 1 retweet 3 likesShow this thread
... to my own Employee Profit-Sharing Encouragement Act, Federal Jobs Guarantee (introduced with my friends @SenBooker and Rep. @Ilhan), and my Essential Pay for Essential Work Act to support our essential workers with an extra $15/hr.https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1676 …
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