Illawarra workers took to the streets of Wollongong on Saturday, April 30 as part of May Day, a worldwide celebration of workers' rights.
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The Illawarra Mercury gave the unions a chance to have their say and discuss their values, victories and ongoing struggles in our 12-page Uniontown - May Day 2022 feature.
After two difficult years with the COVID-19 pandemic and job uncertainty May Day is a reminder of how much work still needs to be done in the fight for fairer working conditions.
The Illawarra march had nurses, teachers and other frontline workers front and centre, in recognition of their work through the COVID-19 pandemic, and to highlight the battles nurses, teachers and paramedics are currently going through to fight for improved pay and staffing levels.
On May Day unions and workers come together to commemorate the labour movement and address workplace issues.
May Day marks the date that Victorian stonemasons went on strike for better working conditions while building the University of Melbourne in 1856. They became among the first workers in the world to secure the eight-hour workday as a general industry standard, and inspired similar strikes internationally.