Tacoma WA – Around 1000 people took to the streets of Tacoma on May 1, to rally for immigrants and workers’ rights. The crowd gathered around 4 p.m. and began chanting with messages such as “Stand up and shut it down, Tacoma is a union town!” and “Power to the people! No one is illegal!” Energy was high, and the mood of the event was angry but also celebratory.

After a round of chants, the event’s emcee, Xanat Romo, stated, “We’re here today to celebrate the wins of the workers’ and immigrants’ rights movement, highlight our current struggles, and set our sights on the fight ahead!” Romo is a member of the Pierce County Immigration Alliance.

Before the speeches began, Puyallup Water Warrior Dakota Case greeted the crowd with a land welcome and song. Case highlighted the hypocrisy of an administration deporting people on stolen land. The Tacoma Northwest Detention Center (NWDC), where the crowd would be marching to shortly, was built on the original land allotment given to Case’s family over 100 years ago.

The first speaker of the event was Samuel Keiser, a shop steward with UFCW 3000 and member of Freedom Road Socialist Organization. Keiser opened with a brief history on the origins of May Day, and its rejuvenation during the 2006 mega marches. “Immigrants re-ignited the militant spirit of May Day and cemented the holiday as a time to fight,” said Keiser. “Today, the Trump administration is carrying out a campaign of terror against immigrants! The depravity of ICE is truly unmatched: detention camps, family separations, and mass deportations are the norm.”

The next speaker was Mylo Lang, an apprentice in the International Association of Machinists. Lang spoke about his experience on strike at Boeing last year: “Being part of a strike is unlike any other experience in modern society; a new set of motivations drives you.”

Last September workers at Boeing went on strike after 95% of the workforce voted to reject a contract recommended by both the company and the union. “We stand here today in truly historic times,” said Lang. “We can see all around us that the will for change exists in our community. We are proving to ourselves today that the whole working class of our city can stand together, from organized labor, to un-unionized workers, to immigrants, women, all creeds and colors alike, the whole working class in Tacoma can struggle together.”

The program continued with more speeches from the International Migrants Alliance, bargaining updates from the Tacoma Educators Association and UFCW 367, and a speech from Donna Cristobal. Cristobal is the niece of SIEU member Lewelyn Dixon who was detained by ICE and locked up in the NWDC earlier this year.

“For Aunty Lynn and for all those unjustly detained, I stand with you,” said Cristobal. “We must commit to creating policies that protect workers rights, provide better working conditions and provide equal opportunities for all regardless of their immigration status.”

After speeches and songs, including a Filipino kultural from Tanggol Migrante and a rendition of Solidarity Forever from the Tacoma IWW, the crowd took to the streets and marched over a mile and a half to the NWDC.

As the crowd marched through downtown and across the 11th Street bridge, chants rang through the streets, including: “When immigrant rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!” and “Shut it down! Shut it tight! Workers of the world unite!”

“It’s inspiring to see so many people coming out and standing in solidarity under unified demands,” said Talison Crosby, a rank-and-file member of Teamsters Local 174. “Trade unionists, immigrant rights activists, leftist groups, indigenous organizations, and other community members are all out here with one message, stand up for workers and immigrants’ rights.”

After arriving at the NWDC, the crowd was greeted with chants of “Free them all!” from members of La Resistencia. More speeches from Pierce County Immigration Alliance, Tanggol Migrante, and Climate Alliance of the South Sound concluded the program before people were shuttled back to their cars on the other side of the bridge.

Connor Board with King 5 news reported “This is the biggest May Day in Tacoma’s history.”

“Trump and his cronies want us to believe that this is the best we can do, but we know better,” said Sameul Keiser. “The future we’re fighting for is a brighter one, where the needs of the many come before the greed of the few. The only way out is to organize!”

#TacomaWA #WA #ImmigrantRights #Labor #MayDay

Baton Rouge, LA – On Sunday, May 4, Baton Rouge held a May Day rally at the State Capitol building, taking the fight for worker and immigrant rights directly to the seat of the state government. Demonstrators united on the steps of the capitol with signs and banners in hand to voice their support for the working class movement and their opposition to the Trump administration’s attacks.

Protesters chanted, “Trump, hear us loud and clear! Immigrants are welcome here!” and “The workers, united, will never be defeated!”

Speakers from the organizations then spoke to the demonstrators about the fight for workers’ rights during the Trump administration.

Enola Guyer of Students for a Democratic Society at Louisiana State University stated, “In the past 104 days Donald Trump has shown time and time again what we already knew. He does not, and will never, care for the workers and immigrants that are the foundation of this country.”

Guyer concluded by calling for an end to these attacks., saying, “We demand the end of university compliance, student visa revocations, mass deportations, and the protection of our free speech!”

Zane Sutor-Benfield of Freedom Road Socialist Organization said, “Solidarity means union power, it means unity with your coworkers, no matter their skin color, gender or immigration status. Solidarity isn’t exclusive to the labor movement. It means unity between all oppressed people, all victims of capitalist exploitation. None of us are free until all of us are free.”

Sutor-Benfield closed by saying, “I’m not going to play down the severity of this moment. These are dangerous times for anyone who isn’t a rich oligarch bleeding this country dry, but I’m not afraid. I’m not afraid because I know that when we fight together, we win together, and now is the time to fight.”

#BatonRougeLA #LA #Labor #ImmigrantsRights #MayDay #SDS

Atlanta, GA – Labor organizers, students and community members gathered for a May 4 panel commemorating May Day and bridged the gap between organized labor and the fight against deportations. Reflecting on the origins of May Day in the Haymarket Affair and its subsequent revival in the U.S. with the 2006 Day without Immigrants mega marches. Attendees left the event charged up and ready to fight the anti-worker and anti-immigrant agenda of the Trump administration, both on the shop floor and in the streets.

Panelists spoke extensively on the interconnected nature of their movements. Adelina Nicholls, the executive director of the Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR) said, “Immigrants are workers as well. When attacks happen to our communities, we cannot stand fragmented. A blow to immigrant workers is a blow to all workers.”

The use of detention and deportation as a means to repress and intimidate communities is happening regularly now. Unions have stepped up to defend their rank and file against these attacks like in the case of Rümeysa Öztürk, a SEIU member whose union launched several national days of action in their defense.

The panel concluded with a call to action, urging attendees to carry forward the spirit of May Day through advocacy, education and community organizing.

The panel was hosted by the Atlanta Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression and joined by the Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, the Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council, Malaya Movement, Asian Americans Advancing Justice and members of the Amazon organizing committee of Teamsters Local 728.

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Oakland, CA – On the afternoon of Thursday, May 1, more than 2000 community members took to the streets of Oakland in celebration of May Day.

Themes of international working-class solidarity ran through the event, starting with a youth rally in Fruitvale Plaza followed by a march to San Antonio Park where a closing rally and resource fair took place. 25 unions, grassroots organizations, and nonprofits united behind Oakland Sin Fronteras’ call, “All Power to the Workers.”

The multinational crowd voiced strong opposition to state violence and current immigration policies. Uncle Bobby X, uncle of Oscar Grant, a young, Black man murdered by Bay Area Rapid Transit Police in 2009, electrified attendees, declaring, “All power to the people!” and emphasizing, “An attack on immigrants is an attack on all of us.” He spoke to the damaging impact of police violence and fears of increasing ICE activity and deportations, central themes of the day.

Kai Watanabe, a trans organizer with Freedom Road Socialist Organization Oakland, highlighted these concerns: “This year, we've seen the ruling capitalist class qualitatively shift towards open reaction. ICE is silencing students and sending immigrant workers to mega-prisons while basic civil rights are in the crosshairs.”

Echoing this, a childcare provider and leading member of Mujeres Unidas y Activas, spoke of heightened fear under “la nueva administración” (the new administration). She shared, “Mi miedo ha crecido aún más. Ahora trato de no salir de casa por el temor constante a ser detenida y criminalizada simplemente por mi apariencia.” (My fear has grown even more. Now I try not to leave home due to the constant fear of being detained and criminalized simply for my appearance.) She continued, “Nosotros no dejamos nuestros países por gusto. La mayoría de las veces somos forzados a irnos por las consecuencias del capitalismo y el imperialismo.” (We don’t leave our countries by choice. Most of the time we are forced to leave because of the consequences of capitalism and imperialism.)

Visuals along the march underscored these messages. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10 displayed a prominent banner stating, “No military cargo for Israel's genocidal war against Palestinians.” Another community member held a sign simply reading “No state violence.” Chants of “Free, free Palestine!” and “¡Viva, viva Palestina!” resonated through the streets, further highlighting the event’s international solidarity against oppression and police violence, reinforcing the unified call for worker empowerment.

#OaklandCA #CA #Labor #ImmigrantsRights #MayDay

Santa Ana, CA – Chants of “No hate, no fear! Immigrants are welcome here!” resounded on the afternoon of May 1 as roughly 300 protesters took to the streets of downtown. The march commemorated International Workers Day. Those in the streets lifted handmade monarch butterfly puppets and signs demanding police accountability, justice for immigrants, and protection for workers’ rights. The event program featured speakers who talked about the history of May Day and the oppression of workers.

Rain Mendoza of Community Service Organization Orange County (CSO OC) educated attendees about the Bracero Program, a federal project started in 1942 that brought laborers in from Mexico to exploit them through short-term work contracts. She then spoke about Mexican Repatriation, stating “Mexican nationals and Chicanos, even U.S. citizens, were deported due to an anti-immigrant surge in response to the Great Depression. This program was presented as a way to alleviate economic strains on the working class.”

Mendoza pointed out that the differences between these two programs show that “the bosses and the government get to decide whether immigrants are a welcomed labor force or a scapegoat for economic hardships.”

Mendoza continued, “Trump is attacking our immigrant communities instead of the greedy bosses responsible for our economic problems! And we have to stand up and fight back to protect and expand immigrant rights!”

Another member of Community Service Organization Orange County (CSO OC), Erika Armenta, shared her demands for justice for Noe Rodriguez, her partner who was killed by Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) on December 1, 2024. Armenta stressed that SAPD has failed to be transparent with her attorneys and the public about Noe’s case, stating, “More than 45 days have passed and by law they must publish the entire body-worn camera video.”

Armenta’s demands include “the de-escalation of situations and the end of unarmed civilian deaths. These officers are still free and patrolling our streets while we, the relatives, are devastated, struggling for justice.”

Sandra De Anda of the Orange County Rapid Response Network (OCCRN) asked for support from the community in their campaign to free Mina Soliman, who was illegally taken into custody during a routine ICE check-in on April 29. De Anda explained, “ICE check-ins have been used as an alternative to detention for decades, and are now being weaponized against community members who consistently show up for their scheduled check-ins.” Despite arriving with his lawyer and fellow organizers, Soliman was soon transferred to the Desert View Annex in Adelanto, California. The Trump administration has stepped up attacks against the immigrant community and OCRRN, among many, raised the need for organization to defend the community and expand protections.

Nadia Al-Said of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) stated,“During the First Intifada, or uprising, Palestinians organized themselves en masse, building an economy through self-sustenance, boycotting Israeli goods, withholding their labor, and rising up against military infrastructure depriving them of their land and dignity.” Through her speech, she highlighted that despite the challenges they have faced, the Palestinian resistance fights bravely on the frontlines and needs the support of people worldwide.

Abe Quintana of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) spoke about the history of May Day. Quintana told of the Haymarket rally and nationwide strike in 1886 that part in hat the holiday commemorates. “If it was not for workers organizing as a class and striking across the country in 1886, we would not have the eight-hour workday. We must come together now for the sake of our communities and workers around the world.” Quintana invited those who are not yet active to join an organization that speaks to them to take an active role in the liberation of the working class.

Quintana urged for unity stating, “Workers of all nationalities and identities experience hardship thanks to the capitalist system built to benefit the wealthy ruling class and their political puppets. We must recognize that when one group of workers is under attack, we are all under attack!”

Put together by the Orange County May Day Coalition, over a dozen organizations like Palestinian Youth Movement, OC Rapid Response Network, Community Service Organization Orange County, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization took part in planning and inviting the unorganized to take action.

Orange County will continue to fight for the oppressed, the coalition will be returning for next year’s May Day, and those involved call on all workers to unite in the shared struggle for labor. The end of oppression will be achieved with organization.

#SantaAnaCA #CA #ImmigrantsRights #Labor #MayDay #CSOOC #FRSO

Colorado Springs, CO – On Saturday, May 3, the Denver district of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) held a panel in Colorado Springs about the history of International Workers Day, also known as May Day. The event was hosted by three FRSO members who formed a panel that spoke on the history of the holiday and discussed present-day issues that face workers and immigrants alike in Colorado and across the United States.

A couple dozen people came from the community to hear the organizers from FRSO. One panelist, Brandon Gehrke, an immigrant rights organizer, pointed out, “Workers are creating all of the wealth in the world, and that doesn’t reflect in our wages – that doesn’t reflect in our life.” He continued, “The way we fight back against that is through collective organizing.”

The panel continued to affirm the need to continue organizing. Across all areas of work, the consensus of the panel was that even though hard-earned gains like the eight-hour workday were eventually won by the struggle of workers, the workers still need to continue to maintain momentum in organizing because, as community organizer Brandon Rincon said, “We have a world to win!”

As the panel came to a close, it could not go out quietly. Jessie Proffitt, who emceed the event, led those in the room in singing Solidarity Forever.

As attendees mingled afterwards, there was a sense of community in the room, with attendees talking about their different work and organizing experiences.

#ColoradoSpringsCO #CO #Labor #ImmigrantRights #FRSO #MayDay

Minneapolis, MN – On Saturday, May 3, the Twin Cities district of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization celebrated the great proletarian holiday of May Day – International Workers Day. The event took place at the Lucy Parsons Center in Minneapolis. The celebration included grilling, live musical performances, and a lineup of speakers from various people’s movements active in the Twin Cities.

Beginning at 5:30 p.m., on a beautiful 65-degree sunny day, around 150 attendees joined a cookout while listening to musical performances, that included songs of struggle and resistance. People sat together and ate and talked. Participants int the evert included labor organizers, immigrant rights organizers, student, anti-war, climate and reproductive rights organizers, leaders in the fight against police crimes and for community control of the police along with others. All shared stories of struggle, victories and defeats.

The May Day cookout brought together activists and revolutionaries to celebrate and recognize how all their different struggles are united in the conflict between the billionaire ruling class and the great masses of people.

The last year has seen many battles for the people’s movement. The continued genocide in Gaza, plus the election of Donald Trump unleashing a new wave of reactionary attacks on immigrants, unions, trans people, and more means that those who choose to participate in the people’s struggle and resist these attacks have had their work cut out for them. The cookout and program event created a space for people to unwind, share in solidarity with each other, and celebrate the fighting spirit of the working class.

In addition to an impressive list of speakers from many organizations fighting for change in Minnesota, the attendees honored fallen fighters with an “In Memoriam” dedication video, as well as highlighting internationalism and the worldwide nature of the struggle against monopoly capitalism with a slideshow of May Day celebrations around the world. The energized, excited crowd closed out the event with a sing-along of the communist anthem, The Internationale.

Keeping the unity of all the different people’s movements in mind, the speaker lineup was diverse and varied. Attendees heard from Dieu Do from the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee; Siobhan Moore of Minnesota Workers United and Teamsters Local 638; Angel Smith El of the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice; Carolyn Handke from the Minnesota Abortion Action Committee; Katherine Bodor from the Climate Justice Committee; Ivonne Hernandez movement for justice for street vendors; Becca Mertes, a Delta flight attendant organizing with the Association of Flight Attendants' unionization effort; Leila Yorek Sundin from the University of Minnesota chapter of Students for a Democratic Society; Allison Gunderson from the Anti-War Committee; Jae Yates from the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice and the Freedom Road Socialist Organization; and a musical performance by Naveen Borojerdi on guitar and signing.

Sydney Loving gave the main speech for Freedom Road Socialist Organization. In her speech Loving laid out the history of May Day and the importance of continuing to celebrate this workers’ holiday. The following is a portion of Loving’s speech:

“The ruling class and big business in this country, they hate May Day and did all they could do to bury it during the anticommunist repression of the 1950s. This was the cold war where every progressive idea was under attack. They renamed May 1 as “Law and Order Day.” This day belongs to the people – we know right from wrong better than their version of law and order. Fighting back is right, and this system is wrong. One day in this country we’re gonna have our version of law and order. And the capitalists sitting up there on Wall Street and in the White House – they’re going to be treated like the criminals they are. As always, they were terrified of the people knowing our real history. Not one of submission, but a history of struggle. Not only the eight-hour day, but also the weekend, the right to unionize, health and safety rules, unemployment insurance, welfare and social security. Everything Trump is going after now, making enemies and bringing them into this fight. Victories for workers weren’t just given to us. They were fought for and won by the people, and we are carrying the torch forward.”

The May Day cookout and program marked another year in struggle by some of the Twin Cities area’s most dedicated fighters and left attendees feeling re-energized to take on another year fighting for the people.

#MinneapolisMN #MN #Labor #ImmigrantsRights #MayDay #FRSO

San Jose, CA – On May 1, over 1500 people gathered in San Jose for the annual International Workers Day march and rally. The event, organized by the San Jose May Day Coalition, called for a “Day Without an Immigrant” in response to recent attacks on workers and immigrants under the Trump administration.

The march and rally began at Story and King – a location significant for its role in the 2006 Mega Marches and the original Day Without an Immigrant – and ended at San Jose City Hall. Participants demanded protections for workers and an end to deportations and attacks on immigrants and the Chicano, Mexicano, and Centro Americano communities.

During the rally at Story and King, local grassroots immigrants and worker rights groups from the San Jose May Day Coalition spoke in regards to the Trump administration's recent escalation.

Uriel Magdaleno of the Silicon Valley Immigration Committee said to the crowd, “Trump has promised a campaign of mass deportations threatening deportations of entire families including U.S. citizens.” Magadeleno continued, “ICE attacks on Chicanos, Mexicanos and Central Americans in cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Minnesota and San José.” A recent example is Ulises Pena Lopez, a husband and father from the San Jose area who was recently detained and brutalized by ICE.

Repression of immigrants is not a new development in the U.S. Tess Brillante, organizer with the Pilipino Association of Workers and Immigrants (PAWIS) said, “Particularly for a migrant woman like me, we also face exploitation and harm due to society looking down on women, especially if you are a woman migrant worker with brown skin.”

Tarentz Charite, a transgender organizer with Students for a Democratic Society at San Jose State University, addressed the crowd, saying, “Trans organizers have long advanced the political battles for our right to exist and the rights of working class people. Without the work of trans activists, millions more poor, Black, and Latine men would have died from HIV/AIDS in the wake of an epidemic ignored by our government.”

Charite continued, “We cannot afford to lose our best fighters in the movement for a more powerful working class, and we must all unite and fight back against Trump’s transphobic agenda.”

Allie Chen, organizer with San Jose Against War, also spoke in the program, saying, “The billionaires rob us of our well-being by denying us affordable healthcare, education, housing, transportation and daycare – all to enrich the war profiteers and the military industrial complex.”

Chen continued, saying that the billionaires created “a world that prioritizes profits over people – that values warfare over welfare and our wellbeing. It's engineered a culture of fear, so that the American people are distracted by potential enemies, foreign and domestic, instead of the true enemy of the working class: the ruling class.”

Fadi Saba, a Palestinian American teacher and union member, spoke about attacks on education, saying, “Right wing isn't just a label for Republicans. When it comes to ethnic studies, a group of Californian legislators don't want students to learn about certain struggles against colonialism — namely, the Palestinian struggle for liberation.”

After the speaker program, the march began and the people filled the streets. All along the three-mile march, chants such as, “Si se puede,, “El pueblo unido, jamas sera vencido,” “Stand up, fight back!” and more could be heard. Workers and oppressed people from San Jose and beyond are uniting to fight for the justice and rights that the working people deserve.

#SanJoseCA #CA #Labor #ImmigrantRights #MayDay #SJAW #SDS #SVIC

Tallahassee, FL – On Thursday, May 1, at 5:30 p.m., around 40 people attended a May Day rally organized by the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). The protesters demanded the city of Tallahassee end its attacks on immigrants in the city and denounce the 287(g) agreement with ICE.

These agreements give the police department the power to train their offices to carry out immigration-related tasks as if they were ICE agents. The agreement was put in place by Tallahassee Police Department Chief Lawrence Revell without any input from the people or even other city officials.

Protesters rallied outside the WFSU studio where local city and county commissioners held the 2025 Town Hall. At this event, city and county commissioners were asked about a number of issues people in Tallahassee are interested in. Dozens of questions were submitted on a range of topics including affordable healthcare and bike safety. Attendees of the May Day protest, however, were most interested in how officials would address the 287(g) agreement. As of May 2025, five police departments signed into the agreement in Tallahassee alone, including Florida State University PD.

“If you know FSU and its admin it’s no surprise that they would sign this [287g] agreement. This is an admin that platforms white supremacists, arrests students for speaking out, and does nothing when its student’s visas are revoked,” said Kingsley Early, a member of Students for a Democratic Society. “The problem is getting worse.”

Organizers recognized the revolutionary significance of May Day and its history as an international socialist holiday and discussed the need for a continuation of the fight for the rights of workers and oppressed peoples.

“May Day is an international holiday that should be celebrated, that should be remembered for its significance to the American labor movement,” said Delilah Pierre, president of the Tallahassee Community Action Committee. “If it wasn’t for May Day, the eight-hour work day wouldn’t even exist.”

Due to the persistence of organizations like the Tallahassee Immigrant Rights Alliance (TIRA) and FRSO, the issue of the 287(g) agreement in Tallahassee was addressed at the town hall. City Commissioners Dianne Williams-Cox and Curtis Richardson claimed that changing the agreement was out of their control, citing Florida Governor Ron Desantis and the Republican Party as attacking and threatening those who oppose the 287(g) agreement in their own cities.

Organizers from the Freedom Road Socialist Organization made it clear that despite the lip-service from city officials, they would be organizing for May Day next year and would continue the fight to stand up for immigrant rights.

“We’re here honoring the memory of May Day by fighting for workers and immigrant rights in the city of Tallahassee. If we fight, then we win,” said Cas Casanova, a member of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). “We got Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez freed when he was unjustly detained by immigration, and we’ll make sure this city doesn’t allow ICE to terrorize our communities.”

#TallahasseeFL #FL #Labor #ImmigrantsRights #MayDay #FRSO

New York, NY – On May 1, around 50 NYU students, faculty, alumni and community members gathered at Garibaldi Plaza to demand NYU take further steps to protect its non-citizen students and faculty and to honor union contracts.

The NYU Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) called for the rally as a part of a series of actions that took place to honor May Day, a day which honors the historic struggle and victories of working people. Members of several NYU unions such as the Contract Faculty Union (CFU-UAW) and Student Workers at NYU (SWAN-UAW) joined the rally to continue to pressure the administration to heed their contract demands at the bargaining table. Other members of student protest groups such as the NYU Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) joined in support of the unions and the demands for protection of non-citizen students.

Protesters at the rally chanted, “What kind of power? Union power!” and “When immigrant rights are under attack? What do we do? Stand up fight back!” Hundreds of people walked by the rally taking photos and cheering in support of the protesters.

Speakers from several of the unions, such as the CFU-UAW, emphasized the significance of May Day and highlighted the importance of unions to continue to put pressure on and bargain with NYU to win a fair contract.

Tej Budhram, speaking for NYU YDSA, spoke on the need to fight back to protect immigrants in the country, stating, “We are not on a blip in the system. Electing another person won’t help us; the guardrails have fallen and even the Supreme Court is being ignored. We must be the guardrails – we must take to the streets with whoever is willing to fight to restore not only the status quo, but also the new future. One in which students who spent their whole life waiting to study in America aren’t having their dreams ripped away from them. One in which our unions are free to organize in every state and every locality without fear.”

After the speakers, the protesters sang union song Everywhere We Go! and then dispersed. Protesters were encouraged to attend other rallies and events that took place throughout the day.

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Iron Mountain, MI – In a powerful display of unity and defiance, approximately 150 people gathered in the heart of this traditionally conservative town on Saturday, May 3, to commemorate International Workers’ Day. The May Day rally, organized by local activists and labor leaders, signaled a growing tide of resistance to Trump and a renewed commitment to solidarity in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Hosted at the County Courthouse under sunny skies and surrounded by iron-rich hills that echo the labor struggles of the past, the rally featured speakers from unions such as the United Food and Commercial Workers and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, as well as a passionate address by a local food bank organizer who linked the fight against hunger to the broader struggle for economic justice.

Jay Gibbs, one of the event’s organizers and featured speakers, was very enthusiastic, stating, “It was fantastic to see nearly 200 people come out and show support and solidarity for the workers of this community, and we hope to see those numbers continue to grow.”

In a town where right-wing politics often dominate, the turnout was a bold statement. “You can feel the shift,” said one participant. “People are tired of being trampled by billionaires, by politicians who talk about jobs while gutting unions, and by a system that puts profit over people.”

The rally included chants, handmade signs calling for decent wages and an end to corporate greed, and an unmistakable sense that the working class in Iron Mountain is waking up and rising. Organizers vowed to build on this momentum. “This is just the beginning,” Gibbs said. “We’re not just commemorating May Day, we’re building a movement.”

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Tampa, FL – On Saturday May 3, over 400 workers and community members gathered at Centennial Park in Ybor City to celebrate International Workers Day. The West Central Florida Labor Council hosted the event. For one hour, protesters listened to speeches and led pro-worker and pro-immigrant chants before a one-mile march through the streets of Ybor City.

Speakers included postal workers, electrical workers, an attorney, a teacher, a federal worker and a student. All stressed the importance of fighting for workers, regardless of immigration status, against the attacks from the Trump administration.

The protest happened in Ybor City, located in southeast Tampa, because it is a community with historic importance to both the worker rights and immigrant rights movements. During the 19th and 20th centuries, Ybor had a thriving cigar manufacturing industry fueled by Cuban cigar workers. In their time, these Cuban immigrants led many strikes and fought for equality to their native born counterparts.

To share more about this history, the march stopped at various locations important to the Cuban community. After marching down the Main Street of Ybor City Seventh Avenue, the march approached its first stop. The first stop was Parque Amigos de Jose Marti, a park gifted to the Cuban government, commemorating Cuban independence and the revolutionary Cuban leader Jose Marti. The second stop was what is now known as the goth club the Castle and what used to be the Labor Temple, a place where cigar workers planned many early 20th century strikes. The third stop was back at Centennial Park at the Immigrants Statue, a statue honoring the hard working families who built the Tampa community.

“Workers with our community marched because the class warfare between the working class and the corporate billionaire class is at a boiling point. If we as working people are going to make our country work for us instead of billionaires, now it's the time to unite and fight for a better life,” said Stephanie Yocum, president of the Polk Education Association and emcee of the protest.

#TampaFL #FL #Labor #ImmigrantRights #MayDay

Denver, CO – On May 1, hundreds of people came out for International Workers Day in solidarity with workers all around the world. Chants and demands included “No to deportations!” “No one is illegal” and “Legalization for all!”

The event started with an Aztec dance and blessing facilitated by Grupo Tlaloc. Demonstrators marched to Governor Jared Polis’ mansion to demand he pass bill SB 276 which would add protections to sensitive areas like schools and libraries from ICE, as well as preventing ICE from accessing personal data via third parties.

With the Trump administration becoming more violent and aggressive with deportations, the main slogan of the event became “A Day Without Immigrants,” highlighting the important role immigrants played in the labor movement throughout U.S. history.

Aurora Unidos CSO and 18 different organizations and unions, including the US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), Our Voices Our Power (OVOP), General Strike, Caza de Paz, UFCW and Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) united to make this event happen.

“In 1886 it was immigrant workers in Chicago who launched an historic strike for an eight-hour workday,” said Yoselin Corrales, an organizer with Aurora Unidos CSO, “Today and every day we must stand up for workers’ and immigrants’ rights and the rights of all oppressed people around the world.” Corrales spoke about how much immigrant workers contribute to the communities while receiving little to nothing in return from the system that exploits them and threatens them with deportation, separating families and creating suffering.

Kat Draken, an organizer with FRSO and a rank-and-file member of Teamsters Local 455, spoke to her experience as a transgender worker, stating, “Most people agree that trans folks have the freedom to be themselves, that climate change is a serious issue that needs to be addressed, that income inequality is getting worse while CEOs are making 300 times the average worker, and that people have the right to organize in a union, and most importantly, that immigrant families are welcome here and we should not be tearing families apart!”

“It matters that dock workers in the U.S., in Spain, In Morocco, in South Africa refuse to load weapons for genocide,” said Dr. Mohamed Kuziez, an organizer from USPCN, “it matters because labor doesn’t just build the economy, it can stop it when it’s used as a machine of death.” On May Day over 30 Palestinian unions called on the world to stop arming Israel. “If you can withhold your labor, your goods, your silence, do it!” Kuziez continued.

Guillermo Ruiz from OVOP spoke of his family’s experience immigrating to the U.S. His great-grandfather Rodolfo Palacios Salinas and his mother moved to Colorado, “bringing me and my siblings here, all looking for a better life.” Ruiz stated that many people who immigrate to the U.S. do so out of desperation, being “forced to leave our homes because of the way the U.S. operates outside of here, destabilizing our homes for profit, destabilizing our homes to exploit our people for cheap labor.”

As the march made its way back to the capitol from the governor's mansion, chants like “No fear, no hate, no ICE in our state” and calls to action could be heard, encouraging people to join the struggle. The event ended at the capitol with participants singing Solidarity Forever.

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Seattle, WA – On May 1, over 2000 gathered at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle to celebrate International Workers Day, or May Day. Community organizations, labor unions and local community members marched through the streets demanding an end to Trump’s attacks on immigrant and workers’ rights and rallied for a fighting labor movement.

This May Day came as the Trump administration issued executive orders to increase the policing capabilities of ICE to attack immigrant communities, mandate pro-bono legal support to killer cops, and further militarize the police across the country. Furthermore, it came with the context of beloved labor and immigrant organizer Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino as well as local union member Lewelyn Dixon being held in the private Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma after their unjust detainment by ICE.

SEIU 6 President Zenia Javalera addressed the crowd: “The Trump regime is drawing lines to divide us up. He’s creating a division between who is inside and is safe, and who is outside and is not safe. Every week more of us are finding out that we are outside.” She continued, “But the thing about it is, the more of us he pushes out, the more of us will find each other out here outside together.”

Seattle workers also took to the streets to fight back against Trump’s attacks, particularly government workers. Trump’s cuts to federal agencies have come down to Washington state workers, who have faced layoffs and furloughs.

UAW Local 4121 member Mathieu Chabaud said, “Our members are under attack – Trump is revoking their visas and cutting funding, which means we’re now facing layoffs. The only way we’re going to win is by having a fighting labor movement, and being out here in the streets today shows we have teeth.”

Before the start of the May Day rally, the American Federation of Teachers Local 1789 at Seattle Central College, which is close to Cal Anderson Park, began their walkout with much support from community members and students. This was just one of many unions which organized to take the day off of work in mutual solidarity and recognition of the historic significance of May Day. Notably, Seattle’s MLK Labor Council was one of the most prominent members of the event organizing committee, with endorsement and attendance by the Service Employees International Union, Seattle Starbucks United, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union 3000, Unite Here Local 8, and UAW Local 4121.

The event wasn’t just a march of solidarity; it was a gathering place where the people found out how to get involved. During the community fair before the march, energized community members were able to meet with organizations doing work and building the local people’s movements

The over 2000-strong demonstration marched nearly three hours throughout the streets in the sunny spring weather from the Capitol Hill neighborhood to the outside of the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, the site of many recent rallies and protests. A motor brigade and over 100 event organizers directed traffic, kept the path of the march clear, and distributed water and food.

The outstanding turnout, many times greater than previous years, reflected the growing strength and level of organization of the people’s movements in Seattle.

Workers and oppressed people are unifying and to take the power they deserve, and the people made their stance clear while marching, chanting, “Get up! Get down! There’s a workers’ movement in this town!”

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New Orleans LA – On May 1, New Orleans buzzed with activity to celebrate International Workers Day. In the morning, nurses at the University Medical Center (UMC) went on strike, with dozens picketing alongside them for hours. And later in the day at 6 p.m. hundreds gathered for a march to fight for immigrants and workers’ rights.

UMC nurses go on strike to kick off May Day

On their third strike, UMC nurses demanded the hospital sit down with them for contract negotiations. Hundreds of nurses refused to work on May Day and dozens of community members joined them. Spirits were high as people danced on the picket line, chanting “Union busting is disgusting” with signs that read, “Contract now!”

A member of the contract negotiation team, Lauren Waddell, gave a speech saying, “We are done taking the hit while executives cash bonuses!”

Nurses emphasized the importance of striking on International Workers Day, with Terry Mogilles saying, “It is fitting that we have chosen to gather this historic day. Our industries and jobs may differ, but our battles are the same, our enemies the same: corporate greed!” After a fiery first day on the strike line, nurses and supporters later joined the march downtown.

Hundreds march for immigrant and workers’ rights

At 6 p.m. downtown, around 400 people gathered at the Benito Juarez statue for the start of the International Workers Day march. The march was called by Union Migrante, an immigrant rights organization, and led by a broad coalition of community organizations and unions.

A representative of Union Migrante spoke at the statue saying, “As long as the world exists, there’s always going to be work to be done, and there’s always going to be people who come here to do the jobs that other people don’t want to do.”

Terry Mogilles, a nurse fresh off the picket line, emphasized that nurses in their union will continue to treat people regardless of documents, and the crowd chanted “UMC you can't hide, we can see your greedy side!”

A member of Unite Here, a union representing hospitality workers, stated, “We are calling on the city of New Orleans to continue their policy of not collaborating with ICE. We have to stay vigilant, because if they will come for them then they will come for any communities that don't align with them.”

Jack Saucier from the Freedom Road Socialist Organization said, “Donald Trump didn't work to build the economy, you work to build the economy! This system is rigged and it's not for us. If we want to win, we must unite.”

The march then took to the streets with banners reading “Halt all deportations” and “Stop attacks on workers’ rights!” They chanted “No fear, no hate, no ICE in our state!” The protesters made a stop at the police headquarters downtown to make it clear that New Orleans police should continue their non-collaboration policy with ICE. Then they continued onward and concluded at City Hall.

The coalition for the International Workers Day march included unions such as the United Teachers of New Orleans, Unite Here, National Nurses United, and the Painters Union. Community groups such as Students for a Democratic Society, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Step Up Louisiana, New Orleans for Community Oversight of Police and the Palestinian Youth Movement were also featured.

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Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, May 1, hundreds gathered in Freedom Plaza near the White House in celebration of May Day, International Workers Day. The event, hosted by Metro DC DSA and sponsored by Freedom Road Socialist Organization DC (FRSO DC), among others, called for “dignity, power, and a future for the many.”

The crowd included many organizations and contingents, such as the anti-Imperialist contingent formed by FRSO DC, the DC Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (DCAARPR), International League of Peoples Struggles Baltimore DMV (ILPS), Anakbayan DC, Anakbayan Montgomery County, and Migrante DMV. Their signs featured slogans such as “End U.S. militarization now!” “Fight for worker’s and immigrants’ rights!” and “Down with billionaires, we need socialism!”

“The people here today show the clear rising tide of workers who want a better future,” said Iain McNeely of FRSO DC, “When we fight, we win, and every day more and more people are answering the call and getting organized.”

The demonstration featured speakers voicing strong opposition to the Trump administration and his racist deportation policies, with chants of “The people, united, will never be defeated!” and “When immigrant rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!”

“The Philippians observe May Day as the real international workers day ” said Jhong Cruz, an organizer with Migrante, “we are fighting for a better society overall, with the working class at the core, and we want to fight for a society where many Filipinos like myself don't need to migrate to other countries in search of work.”

“There’s a willingness among people to explore more ideas that people maybe would not have thought of before because of the gross atrocities we are witnessing every day now,” said Christina Murdoch with DCAARPR, “We are unwilling to submit to pressure, and our instinct to seize this wave of struggle is necessary to take our movement forward towards a better future!”

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Los Angeles, CA – For the 10th consecutive year, hundreds of workers, students and activists joined Centro CSO for its May Day in Boyle Heights march and rally. For this year’s event, CSO raised two main demands: “Legalization 4 All” and “No to Deportations” as part of the movement against Trump’s attacks on immigrants.

After a spirited rally at the historic Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights, protesters marched to the Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison where immigrants are incarcerated.

Karina Lopez and Sammy Carrera, members of Centro CSO and co-emcees of the event, launched the rally with chants and told the history of International Workers’ Day. Lopez and Carrera outlined CSO’s work, which includes fighting police terror in Boyle Heights and East LA, defending public education from privatization, and conducting barrio walks to inform immigrants of their rights.

The first set of speakers focused on the detention and deportations of immigrants. Verita and Nadia Topete, sisters from Boyle Heights and members of Centro CSO’s immigration committee, spoke about their father Marcos Jose Topete, an immigrant who, after seeking asylum, was detained for three years at the Adelanto Detention Center. Verita said, “While detained, our father suffered abuse – physical, sexual, emotional, psychological – and also medical neglect. But what hurt the most was watching him be punished for speaking out. He became a whistleblower and advocate within the facility, exposing the inhumane living conditions inside and leading hunger strikers.”

Veronica Hernandez, a member of CISPES (the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador), connected Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation to the mass incarceration that Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is carrying out against his people. Abrego Garcia’s “experience to be detained and deported without any legal proceedings has been the experience of 80,000 Salvadorans for the past three years under Bukele’s State of Exception,” according to Hernandez.

Next Antonieta Garcia, chair of CSO’s education committee, kicked off a block of education speakers by highlighting how public schools are under attack. Garcia called for “Community, schools and workers to organize, unite and fight against the Trump administration.” Maria Miranda, elementary vice president of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), also spoke during this section.

Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, denounced the attempts by ICE to enter schools in Los Angeles in order to apprehend and deport students. Weingarten said, “Today, educators are all over the country, 800 events all over, to say one thing, which is what Centro CSO has said over and over and over again. Do not come into our schools!”

After the education block, Sam Carrera, one of the rally’s emcees and a member of Teamsters Local 396, pumped up the crowd by speaking on his experiences as a sanitation worker. He called for workers to organize and to fight against their bosses at the negotiation table. Michael Williams of Black Lives Matter – LA and Nyusha from the International League of People’s Struggle then closed out the rally at Mariachi Plaza.

The protesters marched down 1st Street, crossing over the Los Angeles River and arriving downtown. Chants included, “Trump, escucha! Estamos en la lucha!” and “¡Se ve! Se siente ¡El pueblo está presente!” The march eventually reached the Metropolitan Detention Center where protesters heard from a block away the Centro CSO organizers and allies.

Marisol Marquez, co-chair of both CSO’s immigration committee and Legalization 4 All, a national network of organizations that fight for immigrant rights, celebrated those in the crowd who had recently organized the Emergency Southwest Summit against Deportations in East LA and Boyle Heights.

“One thing we took away from the emergency summit is that now is the time to unite as many people and organizations to fight back,” said Marquez. “Today, each of us took a step out of the shadows and marched all of the way here. Raise your hand if you know at least one person or family who could be affected by ICE. Be proud of yourselves. Without an organized way of fighting back, we are powerless. There is power in unity and we have shown that today.”

Gabriel Quiroz Jr, co-chair of Centro CSO’s police accountability committee, outlined CSO’s fight against the East LA sheriffs and LAPD before connecting the struggles for police accountability and immigrant rights. “Attacks on raza by immigration enforcement and local police brutality are forms of national oppression Chicanos go through here in Aztlan,” he declared.

A representative from the Palestinian Youth Movement, spoke on how struggles within the U.S. are linked to those in Palestine. He emphasized how the technology that Israel uses to kill Palestinians is the same used to detain and deport immigrants.

Luis Sifuentes, a member of Centro CSO and the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, raised the demands of the protest, “On International Workers’ Day, our mission is clear: Stand up for workers and immigrants’ rights.” He also called for revolution and ending national oppression.

Alejandro Mendez, a Zapoteco activist, closed the rally outside the Metropolitan Detention Center by linking indigenous struggles with the fight for immigrant rights. After this speech, the protesters marched one-and-a-hlaf miles back to Mariachi Plaza, filling downtown and Boyle Heights with their chants against Trump and his reactionary agenda.

If you would like to join the movement against Trump and his reactionary agenda, you attend Centro CSO’s general meeting every third Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Boyle Heights City Hall. You can also follow CSO on social media @CentroCSO.

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Chicago IL – Over 35,000 immigrants and their supporters filled the streets of Chicago on May 1, demanding an end to Trump’s attacks on immigrants and workers.

Led by the Consejo de Resistencia en Defensa del Inmigrante, the mass rally brought together over 150 organizations, mostly composed of Latino, Arab and Palestinian, Filipino and Korean immigrants and their supporters.

Consejo inherited the legacy of the March 10th Movement of 2006. That year, Chicago staged the first mega march in the country, with 300,000 marchers against the racist Sensenbrenner Bill, which would have made it a felony to be undocumented.

Of the four founding leaders of Consejo – Omar Lopez, Jorge Mujica, Martin Unzueta and Hector Rico – the first two were co-chairs of the March 10th Movement. A new generation of organizers joined them in organizing this march, including Vicky Lugo, Maria Bahena, Margarita Morelos and Jill Manrique, to name some of the most prominent.

Speaking as a member of Students for a Democratic Society – UIC, Ariana Vega stated, “Our schools should be sanctuaries – places where students can learn, grow and build better futures. That’s what we’re fighting for. That’s why we’re here today. In the face of Trump’s racist and reactionary administration, we must stand stronger than ever. We must build a movement that refuses to back down. We are not going back – and if we stand united, no one can stop us!”

Displaying the Black and brown coalition that exists in Chicago, speakers included Frank Chapman, executive director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression; Chicago Teachers Union President Stacey Davis Gates; Service Employees International Union President April Verret, and Mayor Brandon Johnson, who has been targeted by the Trump administration for his continued defense of Chicago’s Welcoming City ordinance.

Nerissa Allegreti, president of the National Alliance of Filipino Concerns, blasted the U.S. empire for its colonization of the Philippines, along with Puerto Rico and Cuba, in the early 1900s, making itself the common enemy of all immigrant working-class communities. Allegreti stated, “We will organize like all the other immigrant communities, we will organize and keep on fighting.”

Kobi Guillory, a member of Freedom Road Socialist Organization and the Chicago Teachers’ Union, gave a powerful closing speech on the strength of the masses, recalling countless victories of the organized people against their oppressors. He noted that May Day this year is seeing protests in over 700 cities – the largest number in modern U.S. history.

Explaining that Black resistance was stronger than slaveholders and segregationists, the movement for the eight-hour workday was stronger than the bosses, and the George Floyd Rebellion was stronger than Donald Trump, Guillory said, “Whether it’s five people or 5 million, when we come together in our numbers, when we come together in our solidarity, when we stand up and fight back, we are stronger than the people in power.”

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Milwaukee, WI – On the morning of May 1, over 5000 people rallied and marched in Milwaukee under the banner of “A Day Without Immigrants and Workers.”

May 1 is a day of protest and celebration internationally to display the strength of worker solidarity. With Trump’s continued attacks on immigration, the people of Milwaukee and various organizations came out in force this year to stand in solidarity with the immigrant communities that define the city.

Despite the rain and cold, thousands gathered at the office of Voces De La Frontera, a community organization at the heart of the immigrant rights movement in Milwaukee. The march began there and continued through the heart of downtown Milwaukee, where demands of “Stop scapegoating immigrant workers and separating families,” “No more tax breaks for billionaires” and “Stand up for sanctuary” were highlighted along the two-mile stretch.

A broad variety of movements and organizations came together, chanting “Free free Palestine!” “Get up, get down! Milwaukee is a union town!” They also chanted “Free Judge Dugan,” for the Milwaukee judge recently arrested by the FBI for defending immigrant rights.

The march ended at Zeidler Union Park, named after one of Milwaukee’s socialist mayors, where speakers emphasized the importance of standing up and fighting back.

“Many people have been asking us, ‘Aren’t you afraid of doing this work?’” said Fernanda Jimenez-Hauch of Comité Sin-Fronteras, a newly formed branch of Voces De La Frontera, adding, “it’s crucial to remember, every victory in immigration policy has been won by refusing to let fear silence us.”

“The current moment is one in which all progressive movements are under attack. Whether we’re fighting for Palestine, Black and Chicano liberation, immigrant rights, class struggle unionism, or any other progressive movement we must fight like hell together. If we don’t build a united front we will suffer heavy losses. The battle for socialism must factor in these movements, and at FRSO, we’re serious about defeating Trump and the capitalists and building socialism,” said Alan Chavoya of Freedom Road Socialist Organization.

¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!

The people united will never be defeated!

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New York, NY – Thousands gathered in neighborhoods around the city on May 1 to celebrate International Workers Day. As this day is important for the people on the left, different events throughout the day pepper the streets calling for immigrants and workers’ rights.

Members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization attended these different events as solidarity contingents.

One of the first events began at noon in front of City Hall, called by the No More 24 Campaign. The Campaign champions a bill that in-house aid workers should not work 24-hour shifts while only getting paid for 13. Led by the workers themselves, who are mainly immigrant women, a sizable crowd of 200 gathered at the intersection of Warren Street and Broadway.

They changed, “No more 24” and “Adrienne Adams, shame on you!” referring to the speaker of city council who is currently blocking a bill to ban 24-hour shifts. A home health aide worker spoke about her experience working 24-hour shifts. “Because I look strong,” she said, “the agency I worked for gave me the hard cases. It destroyed my body, but they didn’t care. I’m fighting not just for myself, but for the next generation!”

Almost at the same time, almost 100 students and community members gathered at Washington Square Park for a May Day rally called by NYU YDSA and endorsed by several different student organizations that include NYU Students for a Democratic Society, NYU Black Student Union, NYU Mexican Student Association, and others.

Throughout sunny Garibaldi Plaza, people chanted, “Power to the people! Nobody is illegal!” and “NYU, take a stand! ICE off campus, we demand!”

Speakers repeatedly pointed out that the struggles for workers’ rights and immigrants’ rights have long been connected, and that we must show solidarity to achieve our demands.

NYU’s student body has been facing repression from their administration for speaking out against the genocide in Palestine. With the attacks from Trump on international student visas, the NYU student population is apprehensive, as 50% of them are international students. But despite the fear, the students were loud and militant, demanding that NYU pledge to end all collaboration with ICE and the Trump administration.

The last May Day event of the day was in Foley Square, the heart of the city’s Federal Plaza. A slew of NYC’s largest trade unions, union locals, radical union caucuses, and leftist organizations gathered there, including but not limited to UAW, UFT, TWU, Starbucks Workers United, 1199 SEIU, PSC-CUNY, NYCLU, NYC Educators for Palestine, Rise and Resist, Pal-Awda, CPUSA, NYCDSA, FRSO, and many, many more.

The broad demands of the event were to end the attacks of the Trump administration on workers in general, and against immigrant workers and federal workers in particular. Thousands gathered to chant, “Who’s got the power? We got the power! What kind of power? Union power!” and “When workers’ rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!” There were many speeches given by different union leaders.

Spirits were high as people marched to Bowling Green, the center of the Financial District and a symbol of the financial oligarchy that rules over us in the U.S. The protesters clearly chose this location as an ending spot for the march to show their opposition to the billionaires behind Donald Trump, who are chipping away at the rights of workers in the U.S.

The city was alive with a militant energy, and it rang throughout the five boroughs!

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