Recognizing and designating May 1, 2025 as International Workers Day to honor and celebrate the manifold achievements of workers, and the historical and continuing struggle of labor movements for justice and fair working conditions.

Recognizing and designating May 1, 2025 as International Workers Day to honor and celebrate the manifold achievements of workers, and the historical and continuing struggle of labor movements for justice and fair working conditions. WHEREAS, International Workers Day, or “May Day,” is a day of remembrance that celebrates the lives and accomplishments of workers; and WHEREAS, May Day’s modern form took shape on May 1, 1886, when the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions, in response to workers who were being forced to work more than twelve hours a day, passed a resolution stating that eight hours should legally constitute a day’s work; and WHEREAS, When employers refused to recognize this demand, workers went on strike across the nation in protest, and the bloody 1886 Haymarket Square massacre quickly became a rallying point for workers in the struggle for the eight-hour workday; and WHEREAS, Historically, workers organized to achieve the key elements of a safe and sustainable work environment, which began with an eight-hour work day, minimum wage, and basic physical protections, and progressed to include a right to family and medical leave and protection against discrimination; and WHEREAS, The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights pledges that every human individual has core labor rights that include equal pay for equal work, a right to rest and leisure, and the right to form and join trade unions for the protection of his or her interests…