May Day in Chicago yesterday and today Carol Caref May 1, 2017 May 11, 2017Action, Jobs On May 1, 1886, 80,000 workers marched down Michigan Avenue in Chicago in support of the eight-hour day. In the next few days, nationwide, 350,000 workers (including 70,000 in Chicago) went on strike at 1,200 factories. Since that time, May…