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May Day rallies across France to demand higher wages and better working conditions

People are gathering in cities around the world to mark International Workers' Day, taking to the streets to demand higher wages and better working conditions. May 1 has long been a public holiday driven by unions advocating for workers’ rights. In Istanbul, tensions have been hi

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May Day rallies across France to demand higher wages and better working conditionsPeople are gathering in cities around the world to mark International Workers' Day, taking to the streets to demand higher wages and better working conditions. May 1 has long been a public holiday driven by unions advocating for workers’ rights. In Istanbul, tensions have been hi
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International Workers' Day

Commemorates Chicago's 1886 Haymarket affair, where a labor rally turned deadly. A public holiday in over 80 countries — rarely the US, where it started.

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