For more than 100 years, May Day has been celebrated as International Workers’ Day, a day of marches and rallies and protests led by immigrant workers across the country. And the first May Day of them all, back in 1886, was led by immigrant workers fighting for one of the most basic labor rights there is: the eight-hour work day.
Thanks to their movement, the basic standard of a 40-hour workweek was established, with overtime pay for workers who put in more than 40 hours. ...