Attended a May Day Parade in the city today. While taking pictures of the parade in general also took images of the UNITED FIREFIGHTERS UNION members and vehicles that took part in the parade.
The parade started in Mary street and weaved through inner city with the march ending at the Roma Street Parklands.
Was fortunate enough to catch Jason's Acco and the F350 that had Matt behind the wheel.
Also in the parade were the Ladder Platform and pumper from Kemp Place. (501 I & 501 A).
The Premier Mr Beattie was there and lead the parade.
Also managed to catch up with a few firie friends both current and retired and made some new ones afterwards and the BBQ in the parklands.
Below is a little history behind the May Day Parade that's held throughout Australia.
The history of May Day is a history of the struggle of working people to achieve a better way of life, decent pay, working conditions and for a society that meets the needs of the people.
The international Labour Holiday called May Day, actually originated in the United States in 1884 at a conference of U.S. and Canadian Trade Unions.
The conference decided to launch an intensive campaign for the 8-hour day and to culminate the struggle on May 1sst 1866.
This campaign led to a bitter struggle. There were 1572 strikes involving 600,000 workers leading up to the May 1st demonstrations. Over half a million workers took part in the May 1st activities. Twenty workers were killed and others framed and hanged
Subsequently at an International Labour Congress in Paris a resolution was carried to declare May 1st 1890 a great day of workers International demonstrations throughout the World. Australian delegates were at this conference.
On this day in Australia large demonstrations were held in Queensland in Barcaldine and Ipswich by striking shearers. Over 1000 men took part, some 600 on horseback.
Three years after the first celebrations of May Day saw the adoption of Socialism as one of the main aims of May Day and the recognition that workers can never be free of exploitation, injustice and poverty while capitalism exists.
May Day March is held traditionally on the first Sunday in May so that all members of the community have the opportunity to take part and demonstrate the broad range of issues that affect them.
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