May 1, or May Day, has been observed as a day of action since 1886, when more than 300,000 workers across the country struck for better working conditions: http://www.iww.org/en/history/library/misc/origins_of_mayday
This year, the Occupy movement has called for a global strike: http://www.occupytogether.org/?s=May+1&submit=
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