APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – The first International Workers’ Day was celebrated on May 1, 1890, and now, well over a century later, May Day is still commemorated.
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Appleton community members gathered at Houdini Plaza for an event organized by Indivisible Fox Valley, as people rallied with signs to speak out for fair wages, working-class rights and more.
“We are here because we still need fair wages and fair working conditions for all workers,” Fox Valley Indivisible’s Richard Rabe said. “That includes our friends and neighbors who came to this country hoping for a better future.”
Other Appleton particpants cited their own connection to the history of the working class.
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“My dad was a proud UAW member, he was a diesel truck mechanic, I am so proud of who he was and the pride he took in his work,” Ann Muenster of Appleton said. “He understood the power of a union, so we are here celebrating the solidarity of workers that organize together.”
The movement is nationwide, and called for a collective day of action including no work, school or shopping.
