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Don't let the heat turn deadly for farm workers. Donations will help us keep doing everything we can to save lives. https://act.seiu.org/a/heat_2025?ms=m or paypal.com/paypalme/ufwdonate #WeFeedYou #CALOR #LaborDay

A picture of a grape vineyard with with a strong sun in the background and a workers' hand holding a bunch of grapes and the text overlay:

DON'T LET THE HEAT TURN DEADLY FOR FARM WORKERS.

DONATE NOW! HEAT DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE TRAGEDIES. HELP US PREVENT THEM.

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US capitalists executed the leaders of the May 1 1886 strike for an 8 hr work day. In 1889 socialists declared May 1 Int'l Workers Day to honor them, creating a beloved holiday worldwide, but not in the US, where Labor Day was moved to September to erase workers' struggle from the public mind.

#LaborDay

https://apwu.org/news/labor-history-may-day-fighting-eight-hour-day/

May Day Is Born
News of the tragedy sent shockwaves through the labor movement
worldwide. In 1889, socialists declared May 1 International Workers Day
- or May Day - to commemorate the Haymarket martyrs and build
international workers' solidarity. Today, May Day is celebrated in over
80 countries, with mass rallies and a day off from work.
But the holiday that was born in Chicago is not officially celebrated in
the U.S. In 1894, Congress declared Labor Day a federal holiday, to be
observed the first Monday in September. Although there was pressure
to set the holiday on May 1, President Grover Cleveland - who wanted
to distinguish Labor Day from Chicago's workers' uprising - refused.
In the 1930s, many U.S. unions organized May Day celebrations, with
millions of workers marching in parades in New York and other cities. In
2006, hundreds of thousands immigrant workers marked the holiday
with protests against an anti-immigration bill.
May Day, the international symbol of labor solidarity, lives!

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ENJOY YOUR LABOR DAY WEEKEND!
#AureFreePress #News #laborday

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Happy Labor Day Weekend everyone!

We're happy to announce that @MK created an awesome new banner for this week that is a wonderful nod to the photo "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper." Hope you enjoy it, and have a great weekend!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_atop_a_Skyscraper

#nyc #laborday #mastodon

the masto.nyc friends all sitting together on a steel bar, enjoying lunch together inbetween work.

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Yellowmargin Moray Eel, aka Puhi, hanging out at an ocean reef. Your #sealife #photooftheday
Prints available - DM me. #yellow #moray #monday #LaborDay #creature #ocean #sea #marinelife #animals #nature #wildlife #environment #earth #photo #photography #underwater #AIFreePhoto #Oahu #Hawaii #reef

An earth-colored moray eel resting in a crevice at an ocean reef. It has a large head, small round eyes and is covered with fine dark mottling. The reef above the eel is largely featureless, with a splash of blue ocean to the upper right.

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To continue running the deadly El Paso detention center, the feds turn to a company that’s faced numerous lawsuits from labor unions and former employees and is actively fighting a whistleblower in court. https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-contractor-camp-east-montana-el-paso/

#union #ICE #HumanRights #news #LaborDay

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