May 1st is not just an ordinary day for Chicagoans. On May 4, 1886, several workers rallied after what was known as the Haymarket Riot…
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May Day Chicago 2014
Some background on May Day in Chicago Sights and Sounds: Haymarket to ICE headquarters [View the story “May Day March 2014” on Storify]
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Che Rhymefest Smith Raps for Workers and May Day 2014
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May Day march in Chicago focuses on immigration reform
Carl Rosen, a worker for the United Electrical Workers was one of hundreds of people who participated in a May Day march in downtown Chicago…
Workers, Immigrant Rights Advocates Prepare For May Day Rally In Chicago (VIDEO) | Progress Illinois
Workers, Immigrant Rights Advocates Prepare For May Day Rally In Chicago (VIDEO) | Progress Illinois
Every day 1,100 people in the country are deported and families are ripped apart. Progress Illinois’ Ellyn Fortino writes about how workers and immigrant rights…
Watch: May Day in Chicago May Foreshadow NATO protests
May Day protesters on Jackson Blvd in Chicago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSpLskII7As Chicago’s activists protested today, May 1, for jobs and immigrant rights. They asked the Federal government…