I’m headed for the MUA march in town, it’s great having a yarn with all the other workers in the pub afterwards.

  • Aussieiuszko@aussie.zoneEnglish
    51·
    6 months ago

    Labour Day was in March.

    Why celebrate a later American workers event when we are the home of the 8 hour work week.

      • Aussieiuszko@aussie.zoneEnglish
        11·
        6 months ago

        On 21 April 1856, Australian stonemasons in Victoria undertook a mass stoppage as part of the eight-hour workday movement.[15] It became a yearly commemoration, inspiring American workers to have their first stoppage.[16] 1 May was chosen to be International Workers’ Day to commemorate the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago.[17] In that year beginning on 1 May, there was a general strike for the eight-hour workday

        • eureka@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
          21·
          6 months ago

          Yes. If this is pointing out a contradiction, I can’t see it.

          If you want to bring back 21 April for commemorating Australian/Victorian workers too, I will gladly join you. They deserve it. I’m saying that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t also partake in May Day (May 1), which is an international day like the Christmas holiday. Christmas still celebrates an international religious event even if the day it’s usually celebrated on was chosen by Romans.

          • Aussieiuszko@aussie.zoneEnglish
            1·
            6 months ago

            We don’t need to bring it back, because it never left. We still celebrate it every year in March.

            If Australia had invented Christmas, I’d be in favour of us changing the date to one that relates to our accomplishment as well.