Chicagoans Take to the Streets on 20th Anniversary of Massive May Day March

Source South Side Weekly
Original Load Date May 6, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Last Updated May 6, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Original URL https://southsideweekly.com/chicagoans-take-to-the-streets-on-20th-anniversary-of-massive-may-day-march/

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M ay Day began in Chicago, with the Haymarket Affair of 1886, and it has become a global day of observance in the labor movement, commonly referred to as International Workers Day. Twenty years ago, on May 1, 2006, workers in Chicago walked off their shifts, Mexican American students cut classes, ...