Local organizations host May Day rally at Houdini Plaza
WBAY TV-2 | Green Bay, WI
[{'start': '0.160', 'end': '3.360', 'text': "held today in Appleton's Houdini Plaza"}, {'start': '1.839', 'end': '5.040', 'text': 'for International Workers Day, also'}, {'start': '3.360', 'end': '7.279', 'text': 'known as Mayday. The holiday was first'}, {'start': '5.040', 'end': '9.040', 'text': 'celebrated back in 1889 following'}, {'start': '7.279', 'end': '11.679', 'text': 'workers in trade unionist fight for an'}, {'start': '9.040', 'end': '13.280', 'text': '8-hour workday. During that fight, they'}, {'start': '11.679', 'end': '14.960', 'text': 'were met with violent repression from'}, {'start': '13.280', 'end': '17.119', 'text': 'police leading to the Bay View massacre'}, {'start': '14.960', 'end': '18.640', 'text': 'and hay market affairs. Several local'}, {'start': '17.119', 'end': '20.720', 'text': 'organizations were in attendance for'}, {'start': '18.640', 'end': '22.240', 'text': "today's event. Organizers and attendees"}, {'start': '20.720', 'end': '24.240', 'text': 'hoping to honor the struggle of past'}, {'start': '22.240', 'end': '26.800', 'text': 'workers while standing in solidarity'}, {'start': '24.240', 'end': '28.640', 'text': 'with the workers of today. Today is a'}, {'start': '26.800', 'end': '31.439', 'text': 'testament to the power of collective'}, {'start': '28.640', 'end': '33.120', 'text': 'organizing of workers uniting. And so we'}, {'start': '31.439', 'end': '35.760', 'text': 'are uniting with federal workers with'}, {'start': '33.120', 'end': '38.000', 'text': 'all workers who are exploited in this um'}, {'start': '35.760', 'end': '40.160', 'text': 'extractive economy and saying our'}, {'start': '38.000', 'end': '42.960', 'text': 'struggles are one and we are united for'}, {'start': '40.160', 'end': '44.559', 'text': 'change in our community. Hate a gaming'}, {'start': '42.960', 'end': '46.399', 'text': "one of the co-sponsors of today's event"}, {'start': '44.559', 'end': '47.920', 'text': 'is holding a new member interest meeting'}, {'start': '46.399', 'end': '50.079', 'text': 'at the Appleton Public Library this'}, {'start': '47.920', 'end': '54.079', 'text': 'coming Monday. Starts at 700 p.m. in the'}, {'start': '50.079', 'end': '54.079', 'text': 'Cornerstone Conference Center. B.'}]