What Happened on May 1

What Happened on May 1

Discover what happened on May 1 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

Following the anger of 50 elected LR members on the subject, the centrist senators tabled a bill supported by the government.

"There are 364 other days to open. I recall that on May 1st, the bosses can work if they wish but for the workers, it is public holiday, it is unemployed, it is a conquered of the struggle", the N.1 of the CGT, Sophie Binet, questioned about LCI. "We know surv

Sophie Binet responded to a bill that was supposed to allow institutions already authorized to open on Sundays to do so on May 1.

Centrist senators have tabled a bill to allow institutions already authorized to open on Sundays, such as bakeries and florists, to do so also on May 1. The government has announced "support for this initiative", the CGT has won.