On May 1, 1886, hundreds of thousands of U.S. industrial workers participated in a nationwide strike to demand an eight-hour workday. At the time, it was common to work 10- to 16-hour days. Thanks to unions, that all changed.
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We cannot have a truly democratic society with so little power in the hands of working people. We cannot have sustained and inclusive economic growth without a stronger labor movement. That's why we need to return to power to working people. Here is what we need to do:
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- Extend labor rights to all workers - Strengthen organizing, collective bargaining, and the right to strike - Raise wages and protect pensions - Increase worker choice and control - Expand worker protections, combat discrimination, and improve enforcement
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- Convince the President to nominate judges, for the Supreme Court and appellate courts, who will not strip workers of rights and hand more power to corporations.
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Together, these changes will shift power back towards working people, boost America’s labor movement, and help create an economy that works for everyone. Let’s start celebrating workers again on May Day.
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