Celebrating May Day with a book for teens about Haymarket and Centennial of The Seattle General Strike

It’s May Day 1886 in Chicago, and 12-year-old Addie is witness to the general strike for the 8 hour day and the following Haymarket bombing. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we celebrate May Day and labor history with an interview with the authors of a children’s book about Haymarket and of the Seattle General Strike: Labor’s Most Spectacular Revolt, marking its centennial.


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