May 1, 2026
DAVID MARCUS: Leave May Day to America's haters. Labor Day is for the proud workers who built our country
Leftist organizations rallying on May Day represent a Marxist globalization that threatens America's Labor Day tradition, the article argues.
TL;DR
- The article contrasts American Labor Day, a celebration of workers' contributions, with the international May Day, which it associates with Marxist globalization and leftist radicalism.
- It traces May Day's origins to the 1886 Haymarket Affair in Chicago, an act of political violence that Marxists favored, leading to its adoption as a communist holiday globally.
- American Labor Day, established in the 1880s and codified by Congress in the 1890s over May Day, is presented as a non-political celebration of workers of any stripe.
- The author criticizes progressives for wanting to replace American traditions with "Soviet-style international slop" and associates May Day rallies with Marxist globalization.
- The article argues that embracing May Day is an attempt to divorce Americans from their history, similar to tearing down statues, and that Marxist globalism seeks to control all aspects of life.
- It concludes by advocating for the rejection of May Day in the U.S. and continuing the tradition of celebrating the proud American worker.