Straight Talk by Nimfa L. Estrellado Every year we celebrate Labor Day as a national holiday. In the United States this day happens every ...
by Nimfa L. Estrellado
Every year we celebrate Labor Day as a national holiday. In the United States this day happens every September but here in the Philippines usually occurs around May 1, but the date varies across other countries. Many people celebrate this holiday by taking a holiday or spending time with family and friends. Many people still wonder why we celebrate Labor Day.
The first answer to the question why do we celebrate this holiday is because of a group advocating to have a special day for workers to rest and for everyone to acknowledge the rights of the workers in the eighteen hundreds. There were disagreements before as to the date when Labor Day would be set.
According to the Industrial Workers of the World, one of the pioneer international labor groups, the annual tradition of celebrating the International Day of Labor started in 1886, when labor socialist groups in America calling for an eight-hour work day and fair wage were roused by a call-to-arms published on May 1 of that year.
While the call-to-arms was a success, the price to be paid was in blood. According to Time Magazine’s explainer article on the origins of the May 1 labor movement, a bomb exploded in Haymarket Square in Chicago, where the movement gathered.
By 1890, various Marxist and communist figures such as Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, and Rosa Luxembourg had recognized May 1 as an important day in the proletarian struggle.
The Paris Congress of socialist groups by then regarded it a day for workers. What would be known as “Labor Day” in some countries was first called “May Day.”
According to government sources, the Philippine Assembly passed a bill on April 8, 1908 which declared May 1 the Philippines’ day of labor, essentially a national holiday.
Years before the Philippines became the site of the world’s longest-running communist insurgency, the country was one of the first to legitimize the most celebrated day for the Left by making it a national holiday.
We also celebrate Labor Day is to have one day to celebrate the major impact that workers gave that industries around the world rose and increased over the years. The workers are the main reason why many nations developed successful economies. Today workers, teachers and other skilled workers also celebrate Labor Day.
Every year we celebrate Labor Day as a national holiday. In the United States this day happens every September but here in the Philippines usually occurs around May 1, but the date varies across other countries. Many people celebrate this holiday by taking a holiday or spending time with family and friends. Many people still wonder why we celebrate Labor Day.
The first answer to the question why do we celebrate this holiday is because of a group advocating to have a special day for workers to rest and for everyone to acknowledge the rights of the workers in the eighteen hundreds. There were disagreements before as to the date when Labor Day would be set.
According to the Industrial Workers of the World, one of the pioneer international labor groups, the annual tradition of celebrating the International Day of Labor started in 1886, when labor socialist groups in America calling for an eight-hour work day and fair wage were roused by a call-to-arms published on May 1 of that year.
While the call-to-arms was a success, the price to be paid was in blood. According to Time Magazine’s explainer article on the origins of the May 1 labor movement, a bomb exploded in Haymarket Square in Chicago, where the movement gathered.
By 1890, various Marxist and communist figures such as Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, and Rosa Luxembourg had recognized May 1 as an important day in the proletarian struggle.
The Paris Congress of socialist groups by then regarded it a day for workers. What would be known as “Labor Day” in some countries was first called “May Day.”
According to government sources, the Philippine Assembly passed a bill on April 8, 1908 which declared May 1 the Philippines’ day of labor, essentially a national holiday.
Years before the Philippines became the site of the world’s longest-running communist insurgency, the country was one of the first to legitimize the most celebrated day for the Left by making it a national holiday.
We also celebrate Labor Day is to have one day to celebrate the major impact that workers gave that industries around the world rose and increased over the years. The workers are the main reason why many nations developed successful economies. Today workers, teachers and other skilled workers also celebrate Labor Day.
