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Hellraisers Journal Thursday May 2, 1901
Fifteen Years Since May Day 1886, Nation’s Workers Strike for Eight-Hour Day
Albert and Lucy Parsons, Leaders in Chicago during
1886 Nationwide May Day Strike for Eight-Hour Day:
From The Chicago Daily Tribune of May 2, 1901:
WORKERS STRIKE IN MANY CITIES.
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May Day Marked by Walkout of
Union Men of Varied Crafts.
—–EIGHT-HOUR DAY ASKED.
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Building Trades Most Affected, the Employes
Demanding Increases in Pay.
—–BIG PLAN OF MACHINISTS.
—–May day strikes of union workers in all parts of the country were numerous, yesterday, although there was no general walkout in any line of skilled labor. In nearly all cases the points at issue were local differences respecting hours or wages. The eight-hour and Saturday half holiday movements showed gains in strength, many unions insisting that the shorter day be granted at once. The one strike most menacing is that of the machinists at Buffalo, N. Y., where a 9-hour day with no decrease in pay was demanded. It is claimed that this fight will be taken up by the local organizations throughout the United States, Canada. and Mexico, and that a general walkout is likely on May 20.