May
day
Mayday is observed on May 1 all over the world. The day is observed to remember the struggle and historical sacrifice of the working people. It is a public holiday in almost all the countries of the world. On May 1st in 1886 half of the workers at the Mccomic Harvest company in chicago went on strike demanding on eight-hour work day. Two days later, a workers rally was held near the Mccomic Harvest Company and many workers had joined it. Suddenly about two police men attacked them with clubs and revolvers .
One striker was killed instantly five or six others were seriously wounded and many of them were badly injured. The events of May 1, 1886 remind us that workers are also human beings and they have also a family life. The spirit of the day in to provide the working people a better working condition and a better pay so that they can live happily.
