Worker's Day

The topic of my presentation is worker´s day.

 The main points I will talk about are: Firstly, On 1 May 1886 a group of American workers mobilized to demand reduction of the working day to eight hours. Secondly, the protest, held initially by 80,000 workers, soon achieved a national strike that affected many factories.

Let´s begin with the reduction of the working, previously there was a law forbidding work more than 18 hours, except in cases of necessity, but that law was not fulfilled. For this reason, it was decided that from 1 May 1886 the legal duration of the working day should be eight hours. This decision aroused the interest of organizations, which saw the possibility of getting more jobs in the eight hours, reducing unemployment.

Now let's move to the protest, many companies did not meet the new 8-hour days. And many did not accept the union's proposal, which was declared nationwide strike. Although many of these strikes were successful in Chicago, a series of incidents that would end several protesters and policemen dead.
I would like to conclude by saying that on 1 May 1889 is declared as International Workers' Day in honor of the "Martyrs of Chicago". The strength shown by workers in your claim marked a before and after in the history of labour.  

By Jemima Lara