Events marking International Workers’ Day will take place over two days in Quebec, on Friday and Saturday, under the theme ‘Rights trampled; we must resist’ (“droits piétinés; faut résister”).
Trade unions, as well as community and student groups, will take part in the various events.
More regional events will take place on Friday May 1, and the national rally is scheduled for Saturday in Montreal at 1 p.m. Participants will gather at the foot of Mount Royal, on Avenue du Parc.
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For Luc Vachon, president of the Centrale des syndicats démocratiques (CSD), many struggles remain to be fought regarding health and safety at work, wealth redistribution, pay equity and a living wage, amongst other issues, although some argue that the main trade union struggles have already been fought and won.
International Workers’ Day has its origins in a workers’ demonstration in Chicago in 1886, which escalated into a clash with the police. Since then, every May 1, workers have gathered to voice their demands and express their solidarity.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
