Why We Celebrate May Day

What are the origins of May Day? When you think about May Day, what images come to mind? Many American’s think of hundreds of thousands people marching down Moscow’s Red Square under the red banners of the Soviet Union, while others depict the annual rallies by labor unions across Europe and South America. While May Day is an official holiday in 66 countries worldwide, many Americans don’t realize that May Day or International Workers’ Day actually originated in America.

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Listen to John Howe’s Testimony in Favor of the Whistleblower Protection Bill, H. 863

VSEA leader John Howe was at the State House April 16 to testify to the Senate’s Government Operations Committee about VSEA’s strong support for H. 863; the Whistleblower Protection bill.

After his testimony, the Committee voted 5-0 to move H. 863 out of Committee. This is a huge step in H. 863’s path to becoming law, and VSEA thanks John Howe and all other VSEA members who have been contacting their legislators to support H. 863.

Click here to listen to John’s testimony.

Voice your support for the bill, click here to learn how!

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