Thousands gathered in Union Park Thursday morning before marching to Grant Park for a rally marking May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, the global holiday commemorating the labor rights ...

“Everybody is under attack right now,” said Jorge Mujica, a longtime labor leader from Chicago, where May Day rallies historically have had a large turnout. The roots of May Day, or ...

Though the U.S. honors workers in September — with Labor Day, which also has Chicago roots — the May 1886 events are commemorated in Chicago by a memorial on Desplaines Street, north of Randolph ...

Activists have organized May Day protests in Chicago and around the country to protest President Trump's policies, especially around immigration.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thousands of people gathered for rallies and a march in Chicago on May Day. It is a movement that was started in Chicago. The local event was just one of many similar events ...

CHICAGO — May Day demonstrations have kicked off in Chicago and nationwide Thursday. May Day, celebrated annually on May 1, is a day dedicated to international workers’ rights and marks the ...

Though the U.S. honors workers in September — with Labor Day, which also has Chicago roots — the May 1886 events are commemorated in Chicago by a memorial on Desplaines Street, north of ...

May Day marches, rallies and riots have taken place worldwide in recent years as unions push for better rights for workers, groups air economic grievances or activists call for an end to the war in ...

Thousands of protesters took to Chicago streets Thursday as part of nationwide and global "May Day" demonstrations. Large crowds marching down city streets sparked rolling closures around the city ...