#Union leader #BigBillHaywood was born in 1869 on #ThisDayInHistory. He was radicalized by the #HaymarketAffair and in 1905 helped found the #IWW. He was arrested in 1917 & found guilty of hindering the draft, but he skipped bail in 1921 & fled to the #USSR where he died in 1928.
February 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
#Union leader #BigBillHaywood was born in 1869 on #ThisDayInHistory. He was radicalized by the #HaymarketAffair and in 1905 helped found the #IWW. He was arrested in 1917 & found guilty of hindering the draft, but he skipped bail in 1921 & fled to the #USSR where he died in 1928.
hey, real quick, how many people know about the #HaymarketAffair in #Chicago?
I'm learning about it now and that shit's kinda crazy.
I'm learning about it now and that shit's kinda crazy.
January 28, 2026 at 11:52 PM
hey, real quick, how many people know about the #HaymarketAffair in #Chicago?
I'm learning about it now and that shit's kinda crazy.
I'm learning about it now and that shit's kinda crazy.
Der recht extreme Kanzler hat mal wieder zugeschlagen. Lasst uns nicht vergessen mit welchen Opfern der Achtstundentag erkämpft wurde! Das war kein Geschenk der Kapitalisten und Ausbeuter, sondern einer der wenigen Siege der Arbeiterklasse!
#haymarketaffair
From: @DGBNiedersachsen […]
#haymarketaffair
From: @DGBNiedersachsen […]
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January 19, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Der recht extreme Kanzler hat mal wieder zugeschlagen. Lasst uns nicht vergessen mit welchen Opfern der Achtstundentag erkämpft wurde! Das war kein Geschenk der Kapitalisten und Ausbeuter, sondern einer der wenigen Siege der Arbeiterklasse!
#haymarketaffair
From: @DGBNiedersachsen […]
#haymarketaffair
From: @DGBNiedersachsen […]
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1866, the American #anarchist and #feminist #VoltairineDeCleyre was born. She was radicalized by the state repression in the #HaymarketAffair and devoted herself to workers' rights & #socialism. She also attacked #GenderRôles, #BeautyStandards, & marriage.
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1866, the American #anarchist and #feminist #VoltairineDeCleyre was born. She was radicalized by the state repression in the #HaymarketAffair and devoted herself to workers' rights & #socialism. She also attacked #GenderRôles, #BeautyStandards, & marriage.
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1887, four innocent men were hanged in Illinois due to convictions in the #HaymarketAffair. Their only "crime" was being #anarchists and #union activists; no evidence linked them to the bombing that day in May 1886. One other man was later pardoned.
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1887, four innocent men were hanged in Illinois due to convictions in the #HaymarketAffair. Their only "crime" was being #anarchists and #union activists; no evidence linked them to the bombing that day in May 1886. One other man was later pardoned.
Here’s when a bomb thrown at Chicago police in 1886 changed workers rights forever. Happy Labor Day. #laborday #mayday #haymarket #haymarketaffair #cpd #ChicagoPolice
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Happy Labor Day: How One Bomb in Chicago Changed Workers’ Rights Forever
Happy Labor Day, even with its complicated history. What complicated history you ask? See, during the 1880s, the number of labor protests around the country increased. Workers wanted to work less t…
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September 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Here’s when a bomb thrown at Chicago police in 1886 changed workers rights forever. Happy Labor Day. #laborday #mayday #haymarket #haymarketaffair #cpd #ChicagoPolice
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From 16-Hour Days to Federal Law: The Tumultuous Fight for the 8-Hour Workday
#8HourWorkday #LaborHistory #HaymarketAffair #FLSA #WorkLifeBalance #FactRage #FactRageNews
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#8HourWorkday #LaborHistory #HaymarketAffair #FLSA #WorkLifeBalance #FactRage #FactRageNews
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The 8-Hour Workday: Unearthing the Century of Struggle That Shaped Modern Labor
"Uncover the century-long, often violent struggle that established the 8-hour workday, from early labor movements to the Fair Labor Standards Act."
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August 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
From 16-Hour Days to Federal Law: The Tumultuous Fight for the 8-Hour Workday
#8HourWorkday #LaborHistory #HaymarketAffair #FLSA #WorkLifeBalance #FactRage #FactRageNews
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#8HourWorkday #LaborHistory #HaymarketAffair #FLSA #WorkLifeBalance #FactRage #FactRageNews
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#Important #History #BayView #Wisconsin #BayViewWisconsin #Milwaukee #BayViewMilwaukee
#Protest #TheHaymarketAffair
#HaymarketAffair #PoliceBrutality
#Protest #TheHaymarketAffair
#HaymarketAffair #PoliceBrutality
Did you know the “weekend” and working only 8 hours per day used to be considered a radical, liberal idea?
139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.
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139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.
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May 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1886, violence met a #GeneralStrike in #Chicago for the 8-hour day in the #HaymarketAffair. A bomb was thrown, the cops opened fire, and eight #anarchists were tried for the crime with no evidence of their involvement. Four #HaymarketMartyrs were executed.
May 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1886, violence met a #GeneralStrike in #Chicago for the 8-hour day in the #HaymarketAffair. A bomb was thrown, the cops opened fire, and eight #anarchists were tried for the crime with no evidence of their involvement. Four #HaymarketMartyrs were executed.
CPUSA Pittsburgh stands with working classes throughout the world in celebration of May Day! Take some time today to reflect on the history of this international holiday it impacts our daily lives!
#MayDay #LaborDay #InternationalWorkersDay #OneStruggle #UnionStrong #HaymarketAffair #LaborUnion
#MayDay #LaborDay #InternationalWorkersDay #OneStruggle #UnionStrong #HaymarketAffair #LaborUnion
May 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
CPUSA Pittsburgh stands with working classes throughout the world in celebration of May Day! Take some time today to reflect on the history of this international holiday it impacts our daily lives!
#MayDay #LaborDay #InternationalWorkersDay #OneStruggle #UnionStrong #HaymarketAffair #LaborUnion
#MayDay #LaborDay #InternationalWorkersDay #OneStruggle #UnionStrong #HaymarketAffair #LaborUnion
In 1889, #LaborActivists declared #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay to #commemorate the #HaymarketAffair & advocate for #WorkersRights. Today,...nations across #SouthAmerica, #Africa, #Europe & #Asia officially recognize the date as a #holiday. In the #USA, efforts to move #LaborDay from Sept to May
Thousands to rally against Trump, Musk in nationwide May Day protests
Protests against what organizers are calling a "billionaire takeover" are planned in every U.S. state.
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May 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
In 1889, #LaborActivists declared #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay to #commemorate the #HaymarketAffair & advocate for #WorkersRights. Today,...nations across #SouthAmerica, #Africa, #Europe & #Asia officially recognize the date as a #holiday. In the #USA, efforts to move #LaborDay from Sept to May
What? The American Justice System using a kangaroo court to convict leftists of a crime they didn't commit in order to silence challenges to capitalism/fascism? I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you. #HaymarketAffair
April 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
What? The American Justice System using a kangaroo court to convict leftists of a crime they didn't commit in order to silence challenges to capitalism/fascism? I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you. #HaymarketAffair
Although I did eventually spend five years at university in my thirties, a large part of my education comes from listening to radio programmes & I owe a particular debt of gratitude to Melvyn Bragg for his fantastic series ‘In Our Time’ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #Radio #HaymarketAffair #Chicago
In Our Time - The Haymarket Affair - BBC Sounds
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1886 bombing in Chicago amid violent labour conflict.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Although I did eventually spend five years at university in my thirties, a large part of my education comes from listening to radio programmes & I owe a particular debt of gratitude to Melvyn Bragg for his fantastic series ‘In Our Time’ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #Radio #HaymarketAffair #Chicago