Why May Day Feels Different in 2025 May Day demonstrations aren’t new. But this year hits different. Organizers told NPR the scale of the movement is historic, with more than 1,000 events ...

May Day is celebrated with colors, flowers and bonfires. Those who celebrate it, adorn their homes with flowers and greenery, and gather in public spaces for some maypole dancing, crowning a May ...

Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. May Day, celebrated by workers across the globe as International Labor Day, falls on May 1.

What is May Day? The history of May Day is a long one with many different pieces. But because it's a holiday with layers, that means there are many different ways to celebrate May Day.

May Day immigration marches While labor and immigrant rights are historically intertwined, the focus of May Day rallies in the U.S. shifted to immigration in 2006.

Workers and activists around the world marked May Day on Monday with rallies calling for higher salaries, reduced working hours and other better working conditions. In France, unions plan massive ...

A man holds a banner during a May Day rally on International Workers Day in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. (Darko Vojinovic/AP) This article is more than 6 years old.

Indeed, May Day itself, as an international workers holiday, arose out of a May 1, 1886, Chicago strike for the eight-hour workday.