May 1st, International Workers’ Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world, and is recognized in most countries. The United States of America and Canada are among the exceptions. This despite the fact that the holiday began in the 1880s in the USA, linked to the battle for the eight-hour day, and the Chicago anarchists. Continue reading ‘History of May 1st, International workers’ day’
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History of May 1st, International workers’ day
Published April 30, 2008 america , global , governments , workers 0 CommentsTags: Chicago anarchists, eight-hour day, Haymarket, International workers day, May 1st
US: Recruiting farm workers from Mexico
Published April 30, 2008 america , governments , workers 0 CommentsTags: Mexican laborers, migrant workers, United Farm Workers, US immigration law
By Garance Burke
Weary of waiting for Congress to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, the United Farm Workers hopes to recruit Mexican laborers to pick crops on U.S. farms. The union’s efforts to import temporary workers under an existing government program follows similar moves by lawmakers in Arizona and Colorado, who are also trying to create new pathways to bring in foreign field hands without approval from Washington. Continue reading ‘US: Recruiting farm workers from Mexico’
