May Day (Worker's Day) is celebrated in every corner of the world as a symbol of the dignity and glorious heritage of the liberation struggle of the working people. 138 years ago today, on May 1, 1886, in the city of Chicago and in many other parts of the United States of America, the workers' Anakh broke out in the form of a sharp struggle against the blind exploitation of the workers by Rajwade Shahi.
During the strike done by the workers for their rights on May 3, 1886, in the workers' conference, the Bukhlai Rajwade Shahi da (hand slap) police brutally oppressed the workers due to the fear of the labor movement of France and Europe. 6 laborers were martyred and many injured due to indiscriminate police brutality. The next day on May 4, someone mischievously threw a bomb to disperse the peacefully protesting workers in the 'Hay Market' of the city of Chicago as a protest. Due to which one soldier died. Using this death as an excuse, the already prepared police and army killed 4 workers and injured many others while playing holi for the workers' blood.
                   During this struggle, the workers were struggling under the white flag. At this time, a child in the lap of a laboring mother was injured due to police torture. His mother wrapped him in a white flag to protect him. The flow of blood from the child's wounds was so great that the blood-soaked leg turned the white flag red. After being impressed by this sacrifice of the child, the color of the white flag of the struggle was changed to red. Police registered cases against 8 labor leaders. Of those, Albert Parsons, August Spies, Samuel Fields, Michael Schaub, Luecking, Adolf Fischer and George Eggles were hanged and the eighth Oskarniev was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Seeing the growing public anger against these illegal sentences, the sentences of Samuel Fields and Michael Shaab were commuted to life imprisonment while Luiking Prison was put on death row. The remaining 4 labor warriors were martyred by hanging on 11 November 1887. August Spies said while kissing the gallows that "there will come a time when our silence will speak louder than words". This martyrdom of the martyrs shook the whole world and started a new era.
In the Congress of the "International Working Man's Association" held in Paris on 14 July 1889, it was decided to celebrate "May Day" as a revolutionary day of workers to pay tribute to the martyrs of the labor struggle on the first day of May every year from the following year 1890. Labor Day was first celebrated in India on May 1, 1923 in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. Apart from Satguru Kabir, Satguru Namdev, Satguru Ravidas and Satguru Nanak Dev Ji, we need to be educated in the religious philosophy of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad from his respect for labor and workers and his opposition to arrogant rajas. In Sikhism, this labor day is recognized as 'Bhai Lalo Divas'. The struggle of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, patriot Babu Mangu Ram Muggowalia, Sirmaur leader Babu Jagjeevan Ram, many other high personalities and labor organizations for the restoration of workers' rights and dignity is recorded in the golden pages of history.
               Today, the problems faced by the workers of all sectors and their continuous deprivation of rights are a matter of great concern. The future of the workers is ending and there is a dire need for them to mobilize and struggle. On the occasion of May Day, the National Labor Organization (NLO) Punjab congratulates the working class on this glorious day and resolves to continue struggling to put their thoughts into practice as a true tribute to the sacrifice of the martyrs.