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      This May Day, European Unions Have Reason for Hope

      European workers face Austerity 2.0, but unions are fighting back and winning.

      Esther Lynch
      May 01, 2023

      May Day is an occasion for both celebration and dissent.

      On May Day, we celebrate the victories of the trade union movement, such as our successful campaign for the eight-hour day which gave birth to International Workers’ Day. And we follow in the footsteps of our movement’s founders by demanding concrete improvements in the lives of working people, now and in the future.

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      In Largest May Day Turnout Since Pandemic, Workers Around the World March for Better Conditions

      Marches from South Korea to Italy called for higher wages and targeted anti-worker policies.

      Olivia Rosane
      May 01, 2023

      Workers from Japan to France took to the street on Monday for the largest May Day demonstrations since Covid-19 restrictions pushed people inside three years ago.

      Marchers expressed frustration with both their nations' policies—such as French President Emmanuel Macron's raising of the retirement age in March—and global issues like the rising cost of living and the climate crisis.

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      Workers Mark May Day With Pro-Labor Protests Worldwide

      "It's a May Day of social and civil commitment for peace and labor," said Daniela Fumarola, head of Italy's CISL union.

      Jessica Corbett
      May 01, 2022

      Workers and labor rights advocates across the globe came together Sunday for demonstrations marking International Workers' Day, or May Day.

      Organizers held about 250 actions across France, many pressuring newly reelected French President Emmanuel Macron to ditch his plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 65. Reutersreported that "marchers carried banners reading 'Retirement Before Arthritis,' 'Retirement at 60, Freeze Prices,' and 'Macron, Get Out.'"

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