Labour Day

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/labour-day

1. What is the north american observance?
2. What is the international workers' day date?
3. Why do some countries celebrate Labour Day on May 1st and others on the first Monday in September?
4. How did the idea of the "eight-hour day" come about?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the north american observance?Celebrated on the first Monday in September
2. What is the international workers' day date?Observed on May 1st in numerous countries, often linked to Labour Day
3. Why do some countries celebrate Labour Day on May 1st and others on the first Monday in September?May 1st remembers a big workers' strike in Chicago in 1886, while many North American countries choose the first Monday of September for a long weekend after summer.
4. How did the idea of the "eight-hour day" come about?Workers wanted eight hours for work, eight for play, and eight for rest, so unions organized protests to make this happen.

Labor Movement: A broad social and political movement advocating for the rights and welfare of working people.
Labor Unions: Organizations formed by workers to collectively bargain with employers for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.
Eight-Hour Day Movement: A historical campaign that successfully lobbied for the establishment of an eight-hour workday.
Haymarket Affair: A significant event in the history of the labor movement, occurring in Chicago in 1886, which influenced the date of International Workers' Day.