Green Party Leader David Coon acknowledging May Day in the Legislature.
He says it’s a commemoration of the Haymarket massacre in Chicago when police fired and killed working people during a strike winning the 8 hour workday.
Coon says labour in New Brunswick continues to make life better for those who are represented by a union.
Coon adds non-unionized workers in the service sector lack that protection claiming a large box store in the province is rationing work hours based on the number of credit card sales.