OMNI
MAY DAY LABOR DAY INTERNATIONAL
WORKERS DAY MAY 1, 2025
Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology
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What’s at Stake: “Our movement is historic:
every year on International Workers Day, millions of people take to the streets
around the world, commemorating workers’ struggles of the past and building
power for the future.”
CONTENTS
Fayetteville, AR MAYDAY 2025
NYC Mobilization
Win Without War WWW
Progressive Change Campaign Committee PCCC
Progressive Caucus Action Fund PCAF
People Power
United
Veterans
for Peace Social Media Toolkit - Google Drive
UUSJ Enews
(2024 articles that arrived too late for
inclusion in 2024 Anthology.)
TEXTS
May Day Workers Day Picnic of UA Education
Assoc/Local 965 & NWA Labor Council (AFL-CIO)
Time Thursday, May 1 5:30 – 8pm CDT
Veterans Memorial Park large pavilion 4451 N Vantage Dr
Fayetteville, AR 72703
About this event The annual May Day Workers
Day picnic of UA-Fayetteville Education Association/Local 965 (https://arkansas965.org)
and the Northwest Arkansas Labor Council (AFL-CIO) will be 5:30-8 p.m.
Thursday, May 1, 2025, at the large pavilion of Fayetteville's Veterans
Memorial Park. This year it's part of the nationwide May Day Strong program,
which its organizers describe below. . . .
Volunteer Opportunities,
Events, and Petitions Near Me · May Day Strong on Mobilize
Stand
united this May Day!
MAY
DAY 2025!
In
NYC, we will join hands with workers around the world as we stand up against
the right-wing billionaire agenda of Trump’s White House and in solidarity the
people of Palestine.
Our movement is historic: every year on International
Workers Day, millions of people take to the streets around the world,
commemorating workers’ struggles of the past and building power for the future.
Now more then ever, we are stronger together. Join us in building
solidarity as we struggle against the attacks on the working class at home and
stand with all people in the struggle against U.S. imperialism around the
world.
WIN WITHOUT WAR
Dick: Trump and his billionaire profiteers are trying to create
a race to the bottom — on wages, on benefits, on dignity itself.
This May Day we’re resisting. Commemorating the sacrifices of workers
who fought for union rights and the eight-hour workday, we are fighting for a
country that puts our families over billionaires’ fortunes: healthcare and
housing over tanks and missiles, peace and prosperity over Pentagon contractors
and war profiteers. We will not be
silent as Trump and Musk defund humanitarian aid, target immigrants and
students with fear and violence, and plow hundreds of billions more to weapons
and war. Last month, hundreds of thousands of people (including our ED Sara Haghdoosti!)
across all 50 states rallied to say Hands Off our social services. Hands Off
our rights. Hands Off our communities.
Today, across over 1,000 May Day events, Win Without War is
supporting a national day of action organized by labor unions and working
people who demand a country that is more fair, just, equitable, and free for
all — and not just a chosen few.
We need you to join us in
speaking out against Trump’s agenda that puts billionaires first, Dick. Click
here to find a May Day event in your community that you can attend today, if
you’re able.
Why today on May Day, International Worker's Day? Working
people built this nation and there’s so much we can learn from the victories
and struggles of the labor movement in our ongoing struggles today. The
government takeover by oligarchs like Trump and Musk have laid bare: Only we can
be counted on to take care of each other.
So whether or not you’re able to attend a May Day event today, your
activism won’t end there. Mutual aid is one of the most effective ways we can
be there for one another as Trump tries to tear us down. In this moment, that especially means
defending our immigrant neighbors who are increasingly under attack by this
rogue administration. Win Without War has assembled a list of just a
few of the many organizations across the country providing tangible support:
Informed Immigrant is an
all-encompassing, trusted resource for immigrants. They provide written legal
resources concerning detentions and deportations, healthcare resources,
information about education, and even run a directory for finding legal
assistance.
KYR App reads
your rights out loud to ICE officers, allows users to send a text message to
pre-set contacts in the case of potential detainment, and helps develop a
preparedness plan. It takes ten times the resources for ICE to detain someone
who knows their rights than someone who does not, which is why the National
Korean American Service & Education Consortium created this easily
accessible Know Your Rights app.
Immigration Advocates Network is
a directory for immigration legal services. You can search for providers by
state, county, or detention facility to find organizations that provide free or
low-cost immigration legal services.
Migrant Clinicians Network is
increasing access to healthcare for immigrants across the country by connecting
people with care when they need it and bolstering the clinicians who serve
them.
Share these organizations with your friends, family, and community, support
them as you’re able, and even bookmark them for your own reference. You
can visit our website to
find even more resources, including state-specific organizations!
Now and always, our job is to defend communities facing violence
and injustice. Together, we will never stop fighting for our families and the
rights and freedoms that ensure people can thrive in peace and safety.
“TODAY:
Take a stand for workers’ rights.”
PCCC 
Donald Trump and Elon Musk
just marked 100 days of kicking working people in the teeth so they can make
billionaires even richer. Today—International
Workers’ Day—Americans from Anchorage to Miami are rallying, marching, and
picketing to say: Enough! Will you
join one of more than 1,100 May Day rallies happening today across the country?
Yes! I’ll find my local May Day
rally here and RSVP now. No, I can’t, but I’ll chip in $3 to
help flood the streets with workers today!
We will make it clear:
Workers are done footing the bill for Trump, Elon Musk, and the rest of the
billionaire class. . . .
See you out there. -- The PCCC Team (Follow us on BlueSky: @BoldProgressives.org)
PCAF Progressive Caucus Action Fund 
Dear James,
Across the country, our communities are reeling from the Trump Administration's
first 100 days. We’ve faced devastating cuts to essential programs our families
count on, the mass firing of dedicated federal workers, chaos from tariffs and
funding freezes, and crackdowns on our basic freedoms.
This May Day we are standing
united.
We are demanding a country that puts our families over their fortunes—working
people over billionaires, public schools over private profits, healthcare over
hedge funds, and freedom over fear. This is May Day.
We’re standing on the shoulders of the working people who fought for the
eight-hour day and their right to organize. Together, we are fighting for
a country that works for all of us, not just a few billionaires and big
corporations.
Check out our new toolkit for tips on how to
make your voice heard and join with organizations and
everyday people across the country who are standing up this
May Day. . . .
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”We Ride at Dawn:
When, Where & Why: The May Day Mobilization Guide” BY Laurie Woodward Garcia and People Power United. Apr
30, 2025.
Dear Friends
and Fighters for Freedom. . . .
This May
1st, our movement rises—not in silence, but in strength, unity,
and purpose. Across all
50 states, from small towns to sprawling cities, and in
over 1,000
communities, people are stepping into the streets to
declare: Enough is enough. Together, we are part of a force
of nearly 100,000
workers, immigrants, students, and families joining
in 1,300+ May Day
actions to fight for dignity, justice, and liberation.
Here is how you can plug in:
1.
Check out this list of MAY DAY events, rallies, and protests
happening near you
2.
Check out these MAY DAY event maps
o
Freedom Over Fascism
o
People Power United
3.
Click here to
check out our Civic
Engagement Guide: How to Make an Impact at a Protest or Rally
4.
Click here for
a guide to
de-escalation
5.
Click here for know your rights
6.
Click here to
learn more about protest
laws in your state
7.
Click here for
the list of 100 ideas
for a sign or chants
8.
Share this with like minded friends and family to help us get
the word out.
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Why We March
We are rising
for workers, for immigrants, and for our
future.
We are rising against a “Billionaire
Agenda” that is bleeding our communities dry while billionaires
buy yachts, politicians, and power. In just 100 days of the Trump
administration, we’ve already witnessed:
·
Attacks on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and education
·
Attacks on immigrants, trans people, and communities of color
·
Move to give Tax breaks to the ultra-rich while working families
struggle to survive
But we are not
alone, and we are not powerless.
People are
rising together—across race, immigration status, gender, and geography—to
demand a country that invests in working
families, not billionaire profits.
This
May Day, we unite for:
·
An end to billionaire control and political corruption
·
Fully funded schools, healthcare, and housing
·
Protection and expansion of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid,
and services for our Veterans, Seniors, and care givers
·
Respect, safety, and rights for Black, Indigenous, immigrant,
LGBTQIA+, and our disabled communities
·
Strong unions, fair wages, and dignity for all workers
And we
do it nonviolently—with courage, compassion, and clarity. Every May Day
host and participant is committed to peace, de-escalation, and collective
power.
This is your
invitation. Not just to witness history—but to make it.
Join us
this May Day. March beside your neighbors, your coworkers, your classmates.
Stand up for what is right. Speak out for who is ignored. And never forget—when
we rise together, we win together.
With fierce
resolve and people power,
Laurie Woodward Garcia People Power United
www.peoplepowerunited.org
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“Unpacking
Trump’s Attack On Federal Sector Unions” 
By Nicholas Handler, Portside.
Popular Resistance.org (5-1-25). On March 28, President Trump issued an
executive order purporting to bar federal workers at dozens of federal agencies
and subdivisions from joining labor unions or entering into collective
bargaining agreements (CBAs) with the federal government. Initial reporting
suggests that the order could strip two-thirds of unionized federal workforce,
or nearly 700,000 civil servants, of their collective bargaining rights.
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MAY DAY LABOR DAY INTERNATIONAL
WORKERS DAY, MAY 1, 2024
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“International Labour Day 2024: Date, history,
significance and all that you need to know.”
ByTapatrisha Das, Delhi. Hindustan Times. Apr 30, 2024 .
International
Labour Day 2024: From date to significance, here's all that you need to know
about the special day.
International Labour Day
2024: The workers and the working class are the driving force of a country.
They are the ones who do most of the work to initiate development.
The nation and the state are built by its infrastructure, development and the
economy. The workers get down to the roots of things and start work at the
basic level to initiate positive changes to the country and the world. Workers
and the working class are extremely important as they are the backbone of a
society. We should ensure that we take care of their wellbeing regularly and
listen to their issues. Every year, International Labour Day is observed to
raise awareness about the struggles and the contributions of the workers and
the working class to society. As we gear up to observe the special day, here
are a few things that must be kept in mind.
Every year, May 1 is observed as
International Labour Day.(Sameer Sehgal/HT Photo)
ALSO READ: International Labour Day 2020: Why we celebrate May Day
Date:
Every
year, May 1 is observed as International Labour Day. This year, International
Labour Day falls on Wednesday.
History:
In
1886, a large demonstration happened in America where the labourers demanded
eight hours of work on a daily basis. However, soon the demonstration went out
of hand and lot of people got hurt. This incident came to be known as The
Haymarket Affair. This incident marked the start of the International Labour
Day. In 1889, a lot of socialist parties in Europe came together and decided to
celebrate May 1 as International Labour Day. Since then, the special day has
been observed every year on the same day.
Significance:
International
Labour Day helps us to recognise the contributions of the labourers and the
working class in development of the society and the country. It also urges the
labourers to learn about their rights. Labourers are often exploited, and it is
important that they know their rights to protect themselves. It also urges
people to come together to develop the working and living conditions of the
workers.
Tapatrisha is Content
Producer with Hindustan Times. She covers stories related to health,
relationships, and fashion.
From Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia
For
the traditional spring holiday, see May Day. For other labour-related holidays,
see Labour Day
(disambiguation).
International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some
countries[1] and often referred to as May Day,[2][3] is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the
international labour movement and
occurs every year on 1 May,[4][5] or the first Monday in May.
In 1889, the Marxist International Socialist Congress met in Paris
and established the Second International as
a successor to the earlier International
Workingmen's Association. They adopted a resolution for a
"great international demonstration" in support of working-class
demands for the eight-hour day.
The 1 May date was chosen by the American
Federation of Labor to commemorate a general strike in the
United States, which had begun on 1 May 1886 and culminated in the Haymarket affair four days later. The
demonstration subsequently became a yearly event.[5] The 1904 Sixth Conference of the Second International,
called on "all Social Democratic Party organisations and trade unions of
all countries to demonstrate energetically on the First of May for the legal
establishment of the eight-hour day, for the class demands of the proletariat, and for universal peace".[6]
The 1st of May, or first Monday in May, is a
national public holiday in
many countries, in most cases as "International Workers' Day" or a
similar name. Some countries celebrate a Labour Day on other dates significant to
them, such as the United States and Canada, which celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday of
September.[7] In 1955, the Catholic Church dedicated 1 May to "Saint Joseph the Worker". Saint
Joseph is the patron saint of
workers and craftsmen, among others.[8][9]
On 21 April 1856, Australian stonemasons in Victoria undertook
a mass stoppage as part of the eight-hour workday movement.[10] It became a yearly commemoration, inspiring
American workers to have their first stoppage.[11] 1 May was chosen to be International Workers' Day
to commemorate the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago.[12] In that year beginning on 1 May, there was a
general strike for the eight-hour workday. On 4 May, the police acted to
disperse a public assembly in support of the strike when an unidentified person
threw a bomb. The police responded by firing on the workers. The event led to
the deaths of seven police officers and at least four civilians; sixty police
officers were injured, as were one hundred and fifteen civilians.[13][14] Hundreds of labour leaders and sympathizers were
later rounded-up and four were executed by hanging, after a trial that was seen
as a miscarriage of
justice.[15][nb 1] The following day on 5 May, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the state militia fired
on a crowd of strikers killing seven, including a schoolboy and a man feeding
chickens in his yard.[17]
In 1889, the first meeting of the Second International was
held in Paris, following a proposal by Raymond Lavigne [fr] that called for international demonstrations on the
1890 anniversary of the Chicago protests.[5] On 1 May 1890, the call encouraged May Day
demonstrations took place in the United States and most countries in Europe.[18] Demonstrations were also held in Chile and Peru.[18] May Day was formally recognized as an annual event
at the International's second congress in 1891.[19][20] Subsequently, the May Day riots of 1894 occurred.
The International Socialist Congress, Amsterdam 1904 called
on "all Social Democratic Party
organisations and trade unions of
all countries to demonstrate energetically on the First of May for the legal
establishment of the 8-hour day, for the class demands of the proletariat, and
for universal peace."[6] The congress made it "mandatory upon the proletarian organisations of all
countries to stop work on 1 May, wherever it is possible without injury to the
workers."[6]
In the United States and Canada, a September holiday,
called Labor or Labour Day, was first
proposed in the 1880s. In 1882, Matthew
Maguire, a machinist, first
proposed a Labor Day holiday on the first Monday of September[nb 2] while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union (CLU)
of New York.[21] Others argue that it was first proposed by Peter J. McGuire of the American
Federation of Labor in May 1882,[22] after witnessing the annual labour festival held
in Toronto, Canada.[23] In 1887, Oregon was the first state of the United
States to make it an official public holiday. By the time it became an
official federal holiday in
1894, thirty US states officially
celebrated Labor Day.[22] Thus by 1887 in North America, Labour Day was an
established, official holiday but in September,[24] not on 1 May.
Today, the majority of countries around the world
celebrate a workers' day on 1 May.
“ALL OUT
FOR PALESTINE ON MAY DAY.” AROC <info@araborganizing.org> April 29, 2024.
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024.
This International Workers Day, as Israel’s genocide of
Palestinians unfolds in Gaza, we rise to the call by Palestinian workers and
the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions to demand an end to US
complicity in Israel’s war against our homelands. We honor and uphold the
radical legacy of labor and an internationalist struggle for human
dignity, solidarity, racial justice, social justice, and an end to war and
exploitation across the world.
Join us for three actions across the Bay Area this May Day 2024!
San Francisco for a May Day March and Rally
May 1st, 10am 24th Street BART Plaza
Fight
for a San Francisco for its working-class residents! Collective power and
resources for our working-class communities, not to big businesses, war, or the
police! Solidarity with the people of Palestine, end the state-sponsored
violence of Israel and the US! Click here to endorse or
volunteer.
Join
Oakland Sin Fronteras for a May Day March and Rally
May 1st, 2pm
Oakland Federal Building
For the first time since 2019 Oakland Sin Fronteras is
back!
International
Workers’ Day has been a time to uplift the struggles, honor the sacrifices, and
celebrate the triumphs of working people across the world. As we stand on
Ohlone Indigenous land this May 1st, we march in celebration and in resistance
with our families, friends, neighbors, and co-workers in our communities, and
in solidarity with working people across all borders, to continue the historic
struggle against economic and social inequity.
As the working class in Oakland, we march for a #FreePalestine 
Oakland
Port Shutdown
May 1st, 4pm Meet at West Oakland BART
For updates: text “Gaza” to (833) 6330604
Click here
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This
May Day, we rise to the call to action by workers of the Palestinian General
Federation of Trade Unions. Palestinian workers urge us "to stand in
solidarity with our struggle and take decisive action to honour the countless
martyrs lost and the families torn apart, and build pressure for a free
Palestine."
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Move to Amend on May Day 2023. Apr 29, 2023 Happy International Workers Day (AKA
May Day)! We stand in solidarity from
the imperial core of
the United States with the exploited nations (sometimes referred to as
"third world" or "developing nations") and workers around
the world. We know that wealth is stolen from workers and given to the elites,
as well as from the exploited world to the imperial core. We are working from
within this system on minimizing the ability for corporate greed to exploit our
system. And how do we do that? With people power, of course!
The
#WeThePeopleAmendment is more important than ever to workers and the labor
movement. Join Move to Amend with your fellow
workers today to pass the #WeThePeopleAmendment to end corporate constitutional
rights once and for all!
You can
also join our Labor Caucus, where we
discuss how the intersections of the labor movement and corporate rule.
We stand
in solidarity with those on strike including Coca Cola workers, frontline of COVID workers,
including educators and healthcare workers, and congratulate
Rutger's University staff for their recent strike!
Together,
the workers of the world will win!
Thank you
for helping us make the connections that will grow and strengthen the movement
against corporate rule!
PS: Did you miss our May Day commemoration
video about East Palestine? You can watch it here. Solidarity
forever!
Move to Amend
http://www.movetoamend.org/
“Amazon shows us the many faces of worker alienation
and resistance today.” Editor. Mronline.org (4-19-23).
Marxist Sociology Blog on April 5, 2023 by Sarrah Kassem (more by Marxist Sociology Blog).(Posted Apr
18, 2023).
Human Rights,
Imperialism, Inequality, LaborUnited StatesNewswire, ReviewAmazon, Amazon
Mechanical Turk (MTurk), Google,
Meta, Uber
Once again
we find ourselves in moments of economic crisis. As we battle through inflation
and rounds of devaluation, thousands of workers around the world have lost
their livelihoods. Yet amidst this all, we have seen workers across the globe
go on strike and protest. A manifestation of these inequalities of our world
today can be seen in the platform economy with transnational players like
Amazon, Google and Meta. This also includes platforms which have become a
contemporary embodiment of precarity: gig platforms like Uber and its Uber Eats
or Amazon Mechanical Turk. In my book, I take a
closer look at the workers who power the platform economy behind the interfaces
to investigate more closely the different ways by which platforms alienate
workers and how workers claim their agency and collectively organize. MORE click on title. See: Sarrah Kassem. Work and
Alienation in the Platform Economy: Amazon and the Power of Organization. Bristol UP, 2023. Sarrah Kassem is Lecturer and
Research Associate in Political Economy at the Institute of Political Science
at the University of Tübingen. Her work focuses on workers in the platform
economy and their different forms of labor organization.
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