The start of the general strike which eventually wins the eight-hour workday in the United States. These events are today commemorated as May Day or Workers Day in most industrialized countries.

Across the U.S., thousands of people are expected to participate in protests against the Trump administration, its policies and the billionaires supporting them in what organizers are calling “a war on working people.”

Over 1,000 demonstrations and rallies are scheduled in every state and abroad, with most being held Thursday, May 1 – historically known as May Day or International Workers’ Day. The volunteer-led 50501 movement, which spurred other nationwide protests this year, is helping organize the demonstrations along with labor unions, student groups and other grassroots organizations.

One of the larger protests is expected in Washington, D.C., where a “May Day Movement USA” rally on the National Mall is planned. In Philadelphia, Sen. Bernie Sanders will join the “Workers over Billionaires” rally hosted by the city’s AFL-CIO chapter.

So don’t work more than eight hours today! Also…a general strike has a nice ring to it.