The origin and origin of May 1 International Labor Day

May Day originated in July 1889: the Congress of the Second International led by Friedrich Engels held in Paris. The meeting passed a resolution, the provisions of May 1, 1890 international workers held a parade, and decided to May 1 this day as the international Labor Day. May 1 International Labor Day is a holiday for the working people of the world; It is a day for demonstrations in defiance of oppression.  

At the end of the 19th century, the United States, Europe and many other countries gradually developed from capitalism to imperialism. In order to stimulate the rapid economic development, they constantly exploited workers cruelly by increasing working hours and intensity. As we have now increased from 8 to 12 hours (plus the 13-14 hour commute to work), prolonged overload can turn a strong person into an old, thin, sickly person, causing a decline in health and eventual premature death from overwork.  

This heavy price aroused the common opposition of the people of the world; And caused great anger among the people. They knew that the only way to obtain the conditions of survival was to unite and fight against the capitalists through a strike movement. The workers' strike condition is to demand an eight-hour working day. 1877 The first national strike in American history began. The working class took to the streets to demonstrate and demand the government to improve working and living conditions, demanding shorter working hours and the implementation of an eight-hour working week. The strikers grew, union membership soared and workers across the country joined the strike, the first world movement against oppression began. What should we get out of it!  

So: May Day is a day to resist oppression; May Day holiday, symbolizing the world's people against the oppression of the day of strike demonstrations