170 years ago today Stonemasons in Melbourne won the 8 hour day - often presented as a one day strike, this was the culmination of a significant struggle.
The Stonemasons were demanding more than a reduction in working hours. They were demanding that their fundamental humanity be recognised.
The Stonemasons were demanding more than a reduction in working hours. They were demanding that their fundamental humanity be recognised.
April 28, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Today in #LaborHistory 5/5/1886: Bay View #Massacre Milwaukee, day after #Haymarket bombing, #Chicago. Workers in both cities were demonstrating for #8hourday. 1,400 strikes that year for 8-hour day. State militia killed 7, incl 14-yr-old boy. No militiamen charged. 50 strikers convicted of #riot.
May 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Today in #LaborHistory 5/5/1886: Bay View #Massacre Milwaukee, day after #Haymarket bombing, #Chicago. Workers in both cities were demonstrating for #8hourday. 1,400 strikes that year for 8-hour day. State militia killed 7, incl 14-yr-old boy. No militiamen charged. 50 strikers convicted of #riot.
Why you should skip work & refuse to buy anything tomorrow:
#GeneralStrike is most effective way to pressure govt to change
*General Strikes have #Revolutionary potential
*Everyone else on the planet is doing it, every yr since 1886, when US executed 4 anarchists during fight to est #8HourDay.
#GeneralStrike is most effective way to pressure govt to change
*General Strikes have #Revolutionary potential
*Everyone else on the planet is doing it, every yr since 1886, when US executed 4 anarchists during fight to est #8HourDay.
April 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Why you should skip work & refuse to buy anything tomorrow:
#GeneralStrike is most effective way to pressure govt to change
*General Strikes have #Revolutionary potential
*Everyone else on the planet is doing it, every yr since 1886, when US executed 4 anarchists during fight to est #8HourDay.
#GeneralStrike is most effective way to pressure govt to change
*General Strikes have #Revolutionary potential
*Everyone else on the planet is doing it, every yr since 1886, when US executed 4 anarchists during fight to est #8HourDay.
Today in #LaborHistory 5/5/1886: Bay View #Massacre Milwaukee, day after #Haymarket bombing, #Chicago. Workers in both cities were demonstrating for #8hourday. 1,400 strikes that year for 8-hour day. State militia killed 7, incl 14-yr-old boy. No militiamen charged. 50 strikers convicted of #riot.
May 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Today in #LaborHistory 5/5/1886: Bay View #Massacre Milwaukee, day after #Haymarket bombing, #Chicago. Workers in both cities were demonstrating for #8hourday. 1,400 strikes that year for 8-hour day. State militia killed 7, incl 14-yr-old boy. No militiamen charged. 50 strikers convicted of #riot.
Solidarity Saturday YO! 8 Hour Day! #8HourDay #LaborHistory #WorkersRights #SolidaritySaturday #LaborMovement
August 22, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Solidarity Saturday YO! 8 Hour Day! #8HourDay #LaborHistory #WorkersRights #SolidaritySaturday #LaborMovement
Today in #LaborHistory 11/7/1915: Emiliano #Zapata proposed a new labor law that included an #8hourday, prohibition of #childlabor for children under age 14, worker cooperatives to run factories abandoned by owners, and a fixed #minimumwage.
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today in #LaborHistory 11/7/1915: Emiliano #Zapata proposed a new labor law that included an #8hourday, prohibition of #childlabor for children under age 14, worker cooperatives to run factories abandoned by owners, and a fixed #minimumwage.
Today in #LaborHistory 6/25/1893: #Haymarket Martyrs Monument dedicated to honor the anarchists framed & executed during fight for #8hourday. Erected by an organization created by #AfricanAmerican anarchist & #IWW cofounder #LucyParsons. Read more: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/03/24/l...
June 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Today in #LaborHistory 6/25/1893: #Haymarket Martyrs Monument dedicated to honor the anarchists framed & executed during fight for #8hourday. Erected by an organization created by #AfricanAmerican anarchist & #IWW cofounder #LucyParsons. Read more: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/03/24/l...
Today in #LaborHistory 11/10/1887: Louis Lingg avoided execution by committing suicide in #prison. Wrote: Hurrah for #anarchism in his own blood. Convicted of #Haymarket bombing even tho he wasn't present during fight for #8hourday. Led to #MayDay
Read more: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/03/24/l...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Today in #LaborHistory 11/10/1887: Louis Lingg avoided execution by committing suicide in #prison. Wrote: Hurrah for #anarchism in his own blood. Convicted of #Haymarket bombing even tho he wasn't present during fight for #8hourday. Led to #MayDay
Read more: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/03/24/l...
Read more: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/03/24/l...
RE: https://mastodon.social/@nancycomics/117230063843287379
Labor Day Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller 1953 as quote post, and Labor Day Nancy by Cash Brown 2026 after Ricardo Levins Morales and Robert Owen 👇
#laborday #union #eighthourday #8hourday #gewerkschaft #achtstundentag #8stundentag
Labor Day Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller 1953 as quote post, and Labor Day Nancy by Cash Brown 2026 after Ricardo Levins Morales and Robert Owen 👇
#laborday #union #eighthourday #8hourday #gewerkschaft #achtstundentag #8stundentag
September 8, 2026 at 11:07 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@nancycomics/117230063843287379
Labor Day Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller 1953 as quote post, and Labor Day Nancy by Cash Brown 2026 after Ricardo Levins Morales and Robert Owen 👇
#laborday #union #eighthourday #8hourday #gewerkschaft #achtstundentag #8stundentag
Labor Day Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller 1953 as quote post, and Labor Day Nancy by Cash Brown 2026 after Ricardo Levins Morales and Robert Owen 👇
#laborday #union #eighthourday #8hourday #gewerkschaft #achtstundentag #8stundentag
Today in #LaborHistory 3/15/1917: #SCOTUS approved #8hourday. 5/1/1886 Chicago #KnightsOfLabor led the 1st modern #MayDay Parade. 5/3, #police killed 4 workers demonstrating for 8 hr day. Next day, a bomb killed a cop. Executed 4 innocent #anarchists
Read more: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/03/24/l...
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March 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Today in #LaborHistory 3/15/1917: #SCOTUS approved #8hourday. 5/1/1886 Chicago #KnightsOfLabor led the 1st modern #MayDay Parade. 5/3, #police killed 4 workers demonstrating for 8 hr day. Next day, a bomb killed a cop. Executed 4 innocent #anarchists
Read more: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/03/24/l...
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16 HOURS A DAY ➡️ 8 HOURS. Fight that cost lives. 💔
Don't waste rest they died for! Tamil Short explores history of Industrial Revolution, true meaning of our 8hour workday.
▶️ Watch now: Https://youtube.com/shorts/zyv2SbGT13s?feature=share
#8HourDay #IndustrialRevolution #TamilHistory #WorkersRights
Don't waste rest they died for! Tamil Short explores history of Industrial Revolution, true meaning of our 8hour workday.
▶️ Watch now: Https://youtube.com/shorts/zyv2SbGT13s?feature=share
#8HourDay #IndustrialRevolution #TamilHistory #WorkersRights
November 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
16 HOURS A DAY ➡️ 8 HOURS. Fight that cost lives. 💔
Don't waste rest they died for! Tamil Short explores history of Industrial Revolution, true meaning of our 8hour workday.
▶️ Watch now: Https://youtube.com/shorts/zyv2SbGT13s?feature=share
#8HourDay #IndustrialRevolution #TamilHistory #WorkersRights
Don't waste rest they died for! Tamil Short explores history of Industrial Revolution, true meaning of our 8hour workday.
▶️ Watch now: Https://youtube.com/shorts/zyv2SbGT13s?feature=share
#8HourDay #IndustrialRevolution #TamilHistory #WorkersRights
25-04-1856 AUSTRALIA: A day-long strike by stonemasons led to the establishment of the 8-hour day.
April 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Today in #LaborHistory 3/15/1917: #SCOTUS approved #8hourday. 5/1/1886 Chicago #KnightsOfLabor led the 1st modern #MayDay Parade. 5/3, #police killed 4 workers demonstrating for 8 hr day. Next day, a bomb killed a cop. Executed 4 innocent #anarchists
Read more: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/03/24/l...
Read more: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/03/24/l...
March 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Today in #LaborHistory 3/15/1917: #SCOTUS approved #8hourday. 5/1/1886 Chicago #KnightsOfLabor led the 1st modern #MayDay Parade. 5/3, #police killed 4 workers demonstrating for 8 hr day. Next day, a bomb killed a cop. Executed 4 innocent #anarchists
Read more: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/03/24/l...
Read more: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/03/24/l...