A broad coalition largely led by local and some national trade unions is spearheading a day of action on May Day. While much of its focus is on immigrant rights, its call is for a broad opposition to MAGA policies:
“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 are fighting back. We are demanding a country that puts our families over their fortunes—public schools over private profits, healthcare over hedge funds, prosperity over free market politics.”
More than six hundred events are already planned in all fifty states. A center of action will be Chicago. Chicago’s week of action will start with a mega march on May 1 from Union Park to Federal Plaza. Work stoppages are planned for May 2 and 3. May 5, the Cinco de Mayo, will be a “day without margaritas and guacamole.”
Union partners include:
- Chicago Teachers Union
- Bargaining for the Common Good
- National Education Association
- American Association of University Professors
- AFSCME 3299
- Albuquerque Teachers Federation
- UE
- Illinois Federation of Teachers
To find or host an event near you: https://maydaystrong.org
You can also sign a “Solidarity Pledge”:
I pledge to be one of 10,000 people who, inspired by the civil rights movement, will put my body on the line in strategic actions as soon as Trump begins mass deportations of children, immigrant youth, and workers .I pledge to challenge Trump’s anti-immigrant attacks by working to create welcoming and loving communities, speaking up in defense of our neighbors, and supporting families with information and mutual aid.
To sign the pledge: https://www.