#unions — Public Fediverse posts
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This is the reason why #unions exist, folks. This is the reason why you should stay united: a finger can be snapped easily, but try to snap a fist—that’s much harder. If y’all stand united, no one can hold us. #CANTHoldUS ✊ Fuck those fat-cat moneybags. #Fck #Billionaires—eat them. #EdSheeran #Macklemore
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#EpsteinClass This is the reason why #unions exist, folks. This is the reason why you should stay united: a finger can be snapped easily, but try to snap a fist—that’s much harder. If y’all stand united, no one can hold us. #CANTHoldUS ✊ Fuck those fat-cat moneybags. #Fck #Billionaires—eat them. #EdSheeran #Macklemore
WhichSideAreYouOn? REMIX - Rebel Diaz ft. Dead Prez and Rakaa Iriscience #yt
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Hy-Vee’s manager problem? Upcoming layoffs and Iowa news briefs, July 2, 2026 https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/15318/ #agriculture #DonaldTrump #HardgateWorkers #Iowa #IowaDining #IowaFood #IowaGroceryStores #IowaRestaurants #Unions #work #Worker'sAlmanac
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(Tech Workers Deserve A Union author Ethan Marcotte Interview)
https://workerorganizing.org/labor-news/interview-ethan-marcotte-tech-workers-deserve-a-union/#EWOC #labourmovement #organize #solidarity #techworkers #unions
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Industrial disputes & news - 16 September 2026
TasPorts; QUT; BHP; UQ; Griffith Uni; Scope; Sydney ferries; Victorian doctors; River City Ferries; ACT Public Sector; Melbourne metro councils; Jetstar; Service Stream, Bridgestone; CSL
(Thanks Sarah Missen)
https://disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial-disputes-and-news-16-september?
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🚨 Huge breakthrough for Palestinian movement in the UK as unions back action against Israel.
The UK Trade Union Congress, which represents 5 million British workers, voted for the first time in its history to explicitly endorse the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
#Unions #UK #BDS #Palestine #Israel
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-tuc-backs-palestinian-bds-movement-historic-vote -
🚨 Huge breakthrough for Palestinian movement in the UK as unions back action against Israel.
The UK Trade Union Congress, which represents 5 million British workers, voted for the first time in its history to explicitly endorse the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
#Unions #UK #BDS #Palestine #Israel
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-tuc-backs-palestinian-bds-movement-historic-vote -
🚨 Huge breakthrough for Palestinian movement in the UK as unions back action against Israel.
The UK Trade Union Congress, which represents 5 million British workers, voted for the first time in its history to explicitly endorse the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
#Unions #UK #BDS #Palestine #Israel
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-tuc-backs-palestinian-bds-movement-historic-vote -
October 24/25 2026
Waterloo Village#IWW Organizer 101 training
https://iww.ca/iww-organizer-training-101-in-new-brunswick-this-october/
#Canada #labourmovement #NewBrunswick #organize #solidarity #unions
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RE: https://mstdn.social/@stux/117277024414992521
so many #labor #unions intersect the #entertainment industries, we really need to push pressure on them to do the right thing and organize around this issue.
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IF ANYTHING… #labor #unions involved in the #music #concerts touring business should be releasing statements about what happened to Sheeran & Macklemore.
Ed Sheeran knew exactly what he was doing when “Ed Sheeran” contracted Macklemore.
APPLAUD THEM FOR TAKING THE RISK
in this KIRIARCHY both Sheeran & Macklemore are victims of billionaire Robert Kraft. they are showing us how both are labor to Kraft’s capitalist #fascism.
censure Robert Kraft.
BILLIONAIRES ARE THE ENEMY.
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We in the US don't believe in worker power. The wealthy scoff, the politicians are distracted, and the workers are cowed. Yet it's another lever to hold AI companies accountable.
"[The workers] can organize, ... and, if necessary, stop doing harmful work, ... Instead of begging others to save the world, they can do it themselves.
"In other words, in America, in Silicon Valley, the literal end of the world is considered more realistic than forming a union."
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NYC tourists will face even stiffer hotel rates, skimpier services after ‘shocking’ new labor contract: experts https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/11408/ #Business #hotels #LaborStrikes #NewYorkCity #NYC #NYCHotels #Tourism #Unions #wages
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NYC tourists will face even stiffer hotel rates, skimpier services after ‘shocking’ new labor contract: experts https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/11408/ #Business #hotels #LaborStrikes #NewYorkCity #NYC #NYCHotels #Tourism #Unions #wages
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NYC tourists will face even stiffer hotel rates, skimpier services after ‘shocking’ new labor contract: experts https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/11408/ #Business #hotels #LaborStrikes #NewYorkCity #NYC #NYCHotels #Tourism #Unions #wages
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NYC tourists will face even stiffer hotel rates, skimpier services after ‘shocking’ new labor contract: experts https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/11408/ #Business #hotels #LaborStrikes #NewYorkCity #NYC #NYCHotels #Tourism #Unions #wages
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H&M, Inditex Face Union-Busting Claims at Turkish Supplier
A Turkish garment workers’ union is accusing H&M Group and Zara owner Inditex of failing to act on…
#EuropeSays #Turkiye #Türkiye #garmentworkers #IndustriALLGlobalUnion #Turkey #Turkish #unions
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#nyc #labor #ColumbiaU #unions #MamdanistanDream Team of Three Congressional Primary Winners Joins UAW Union Rally for Columbia University Researchers https://indypendent.org/2026/07/dream-team-of-three-congressional-primary-winners-joins-uaw-union-rally-for-columbia-university-researchers/
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#nyc #labor #ColumbiaU #unions #MamdanistanDream Team of Three Congressional Primary Winners Joins UAW Union Rally for Columbia University Researchers https://indypendent.org/2026/07/dream-team-of-three-congressional-primary-winners-joins-uaw-union-rally-for-columbia-university-researchers/
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#nyc #labor #ColumbiaU #unions #MamdanistanDream Team of Three Congressional Primary Winners Joins UAW Union Rally for Columbia University Researchers https://indypendent.org/2026/07/dream-team-of-three-congressional-primary-winners-joins-uaw-union-rally-for-columbia-university-researchers/
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#nyc #labor #ColumbiaU #unions #MamdanistanDream Team of Three Congressional Primary Winners Joins UAW Union Rally for Columbia University Researchers https://indypendent.org/2026/07/dream-team-of-three-congressional-primary-winners-joins-uaw-union-rally-for-columbia-university-researchers/
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#nyc #labor #ColumbiaU #unions #MamdanistanDream Team of Three Congressional Primary Winners Joins UAW Union Rally for Columbia University Researchers https://indypendent.org/2026/07/dream-team-of-three-congressional-primary-winners-joins-uaw-union-rally-for-columbia-university-researchers/
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this is the way
❝ “You belong here”: Unions rally for migrants hit by SCOTUS ruling https://www.salon.com/2026/06/30/you-belong-here-unions-blast-scotus-anti-immigrant-ruling/
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this is the way
❝ “You belong here”: Unions rally for migrants hit by SCOTUS ruling https://www.salon.com/2026/06/30/you-belong-here-unions-blast-scotus-anti-immigrant-ruling/
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this is the way
❝ “You belong here”: Unions rally for migrants hit by SCOTUS ruling https://www.salon.com/2026/06/30/you-belong-here-unions-blast-scotus-anti-immigrant-ruling/
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this is the way
❝ “You belong here”: Unions rally for migrants hit by SCOTUS ruling https://www.salon.com/2026/06/30/you-belong-here-unions-blast-scotus-anti-immigrant-ruling/
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this is the way
❝ “You belong here”: Unions rally for migrants hit by SCOTUS ruling https://www.salon.com/2026/06/30/you-belong-here-unions-blast-scotus-anti-immigrant-ruling/
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Asia Floor Wage Alliance
https://asia.floorwage.org/Global Labor Justice
https://globallaborjustice.org/Portland Association of Teachers
https://www.pdxteachers.org/Portland Jobs With Justice
https://jwjpdx.org/portlandjobswithjustice/blogs-with-justice/calendar/Labour Behind The Label
https://labourbehindthelabel.org/#educationworkers #garmentworkers #labourmovement #Nike #organize #solidarity #unions #workingpoor
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Asia Floor Wage Alliance
https://asia.floorwage.org/Global Labor Justice
https://globallaborjustice.org/Portland Association of Teachers
https://www.pdxteachers.org/Portland Jobs With Justice
https://jwjpdx.org/portlandjobswithjustice/blogs-with-justice/calendar/Labour Behind The Label
https://labourbehindthelabel.org/#educationworkers #garmentworkers #labourmovement #Nike #organize #solidarity #unions #workingpoor
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Indian Head Research farm closing due to federal cutbacks
#IndigenousPeoples #Saskatchewan #Canada #IndianHead #Agriculture #Research #PublicService #FederalCuts #RuralCanada #FoodSecurity #Farming #AgResearch #Jobs #Unions #Economy #Politics #Science
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Indian Head Research farm closing due to federal cutbacks
#IndigenousPeoples #Saskatchewan #Canada #IndianHead #Agriculture #Research #PublicService #FederalCuts #RuralCanada #FoodSecurity #Farming #AgResearch #Jobs #Unions #Economy #Politics #Science
https://the-14.com/indian-head-research-farm-closing-due-to-federal-cutbacks/ -
Indian Head Research farm closing due to federal cutbacks
#IndigenousPeoples #Saskatchewan #Canada #IndianHead #Agriculture #Research #PublicService #FederalCuts #RuralCanada #FoodSecurity #Farming #AgResearch #Jobs #Unions #Economy #Politics #Science
https://the-14.com/indian-head-research-farm-closing-due-to-federal-cutbacks/ -
Indian Head Research farm closing due to federal cutbacks
#IndigenousPeoples #Saskatchewan #Canada #IndianHead #Agriculture #Research #PublicService #FederalCuts #RuralCanada #FoodSecurity #Farming #AgResearch #Jobs #Unions #Economy #Politics #Science
https://the-14.com/indian-head-research-farm-closing-due-to-federal-cutbacks/ -
Indian Head Research farm closing due to federal cutbacks
#IndigenousPeoples #Saskatchewan #Canada #IndianHead #Agriculture #Research #PublicService #FederalCuts #RuralCanada #FoodSecurity #Farming #AgResearch #Jobs #Unions #Economy #Politics #Science
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The Federation of General Workers Myanmar (FGWM) reports a labour strike currently going on at the factory of Sen Yu Clothings Myanmar Co., Ltd. It is located inside the Shwe Lin Ban Industrial Zone, Hlaingtharyar Township, in Yangon, with around 500 workers, who are on strike since January 7th, 2026.
These are their demands:
A daily wage of 12,000 kyats (approx. 5 EUR) …https://globalmayday.net/2026/01/18/strike-sen-yu-factory/
#Burma #FGWM #garmentworkers #LabourMovement #Myanmar #organize #solidarity #strike
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The Federation of General Workers Myanmar (FGWM) reports a labour strike currently going on at the factory of Sen Yu Clothings Myanmar Co., Ltd. It is located inside the Shwe Lin Ban Industrial Zone, Hlaingtharyar Township, in Yangon, with around 500 workers, who are on strike since January 7th, 2026.
These are their demands:
A daily wage of 12,000 kyats (approx. 5 EUR) …https://globalmayday.net/2026/01/18/strike-sen-yu-factory/
#Burma #FGWM #garmentworkers #LabourMovement #Myanmar #organize #solidarity #strike
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#OTD In the bloody tradition of exploitation, sweatshops & textile workers deaths https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/12741/123-garment-workers-were-killed-on-fire
“The wheels of justice turn slowly”
https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/rmg/11-years-tazreen-fashions-fire-trial-progresses-snails-pace-745362#Bangladesh #Dhaka #garmentworkers #labourmovement #organize #solidarity #Tazreen #unions #workingclasshistory
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1,416 workers at the #Katunayake factory were misled by #NEXT management into signing voluntary resignation letters in order to obtain compensation. 16 workers refused to resign and filed a complaint for unlawful termination
#cleanclothes #garmentworkers #labourmovement #next #Organize #solidarity #srilanka #unions
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#Oxfam Australia report Unravelling Exploitation exposes #wagetheft, forced labour and child labour amongst #Bangladesh #garmentworkers — links to Australian fashion brands. #unions fight-back.
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Garment Workers Convention July 20th 2025
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/garment-workers-to-hold-convention-on-july-20-to-demand-fair-wages-and-safe-working-conditions/article69827637.eceGATWU fights for living wages, better working conditions, safe and harassment-free working environments, our freedom of association can only be won through grassroots unions that are led by the workers themselves.
https://gatwu.wordpress.com/#GarmentWorkers #india #laborMovement #organize #solidarity #unions
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Garment Workers Convention July 20th 2025
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/garment-workers-to-hold-convention-on-july-20-to-demand-fair-wages-and-safe-working-conditions/article69827637.eceGATWU fights for living wages, better working conditions, safe and harassment-free working environments, our freedom of association can only be won through grassroots unions that are led by the workers themselves.
https://gatwu.wordpress.com/#GarmentWorkers #india #laborMovement #organize #solidarity #unions
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And THIS is one of the reasons why I'm a #DemocraticSocialist!
#Unions and Community Unite for #MayDay: Lessons for the Fight Ahead
Posted by #ToddChretien | Jun 16, 2025 |
This article is reprinted from the Socialist Forum, a publication of #DSA. It was authored by Todd Chretien, who serves both on DSA’s Editorial Board as well as Pine & Roses’ Editorial Collective. It was originally published on May 30, 2025.
What happened?
"Hundreds of thousands of workers marched and rallied on May Day, making it the largest International Workers Day since 2006 when two million immigrant workers left work and marched to demand their rights. Protests were organized in 1300 locations, large and small; no doubt the first May Day protest in many places. Broadly speaking, there were three different levels of mobilization. First, as in 2006, Chicago stood out with some 30,000 marching, organized by a mass coalition of labor and immigrant rights organizations. Second, cities like Philly, New York, Baltimore, San Francisco, Oakland, Burlington, and #PortlandME mobilized between two and fifteen thousand. Third, hundreds of cities and towns turned out crowds from a couple dozen to hundreds, including smaller cities like Davis, California. This ranking is not intended as a judgement on the organizers. In fact, some of the smaller rallies included higher percentages of the population than the largest. For instance, in the town of #WayneME — population 1,000 — seventy-five people turned out for both morning and evening rallies.
"It’s worth noting that the crowds were not as large as the #April5 day of protest initiated by #Indivisible; however, participants were noticeably more #multiracial, younger, and #radical with widespread support for #TransgenderRights and opposition to the genocide of #Palestinians in #Gaza. Though an important step in the process of building working-class unity against the billionaires and capitalist class, these efforts have a long way to go. For instance, although multiracial, at the national level, the marches did not entirely reflect working-class diversity. And if immigrant rights organizations were critical in many cities, Trump’s reign of terror against immigrant workers suppressed turnout from this community in many places.
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New York City
"On the day, NYC-DSA turned out some 500 members, many of whom marched with their unions. They did so while keeping up with other work—DSA member #ZohranMamdani is running for mayor—with #NYCDSA labor organizers having advanced a month-long Build to May Day campaign. Organizers called on committees and working groups across the chapter to make May Day a priority, turning out members and volunteer marshalls. The chapter is now in a stronger position to discuss next steps with the broader coalition and consolidate a layer of new members and allies. There’s more pain ahead, but May Day helped gather working-class forces together for action and to take the temperature of the most active and militant layer of trade unionists and community activists. As NYC-DSA Labor Working Group member David Duhalde suggests, 'The New York City May Day rally and march from Foley Square to the iconic Wall Street Bull statue was a microcosm of the shift in energy in labor during Trump’s second term.' How far that shift goes can only be tested in practice.
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Portland, Maine
"Maine DSA’s Labor Rising working group decided to focus on May Day in December, laying the basis to help initiate an organizing meeting open to all community groups and unions. Maine AFL-CIO leaders and UAW graduate students participated in a preliminary meeting to brainstorm ideas, and more than 70 people attended an April 12 meeting in the South Portland Teamsters’ Hall, where the group democratically planned Portland’s May Day. Working groups took up all aspects of the action, and we took all important decisions back to the coalition for votes. Running a long a related track, Maine Education Association and Maine AFL-CIO leaders called for actions across the state, amplifying the Chicago May Day Strong call and dramatically broadening what the Portland coalition could organize.
"Nearly 2,000 people turned out in Portland, starting with a rally at the University of Southern Maine to back UAW graduate students’ demands for a first contract and then marching to the Post Office to hear from postal workers. Members of the Portland Education Association and a trans student poet headlined the stop at Portland High School and a librarian union rep spoke in Monument Square before the final rally that heard from the president of the Metal Trades Council at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, a rep from the Maine State Nurses Association, members of the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine, an organizer from #LGTBQ+ community group #PortlandOutright, a local immigrant rights group called Presente! Maine, and others. It was a great demonstration and showed the thirst for a broader coalition. Twenty-five other towns held actions, bringing the total number of Maine participants to over 5,000, the largest Maine May Day anyone can remember.
"It would be shortsighted to overstate the power and stability of this fledgling coalition. Large doses of patience and understanding will be necessary to foster bonds of trust. Sectarian pressures to draw 'red lines' that exclude workers new to political activity and organizations who have various programs and interests represent one danger. A narrow focus on the midterm elections represents another. Fortunately, there’s a lot of room for creativity between those two extremes.
Long road ahead
"May Day was the first test of strength for the left and working class against #Trump, #MAGA, and forty-plus years of #neoliberal rot. We face a long, complex problem where political pressures to return to passivity will be strong, but May Day 2025 constitutes a small step towards healing deep wounds in the American working class, the divide between organized and unorganized, immigrant and US born, etc. If brother Fain’s call for 2028 is to grow strong, then 2026 and 2027 must be practice runs. If 2026 and 2027 are to be real demonstrations of strength, they must grow out of tighter bonds between labor, community, and the left, more active membership participation in all of those forces, and a combination of defensive struggles we are forced to fight and battles we pick on our own terms. As Sarah Hurd, co-chair of DSA’s National Labor Commission, spells out, 'This year’s May Day actions showed the power of what we can accomplish just by setting a date and inviting people to take action together. It has also highlighted what work we need to do to scale up our level of organization in the next three years.'
"What did May Day teach us? Fittingly, the last word goes to Kirsten Roberts, a rank-and-file Chicago teacher, 'The most important element of #MayDay2025 is the explicit entry of organized and unorganized labor into #resistance to Trump. Trump’s attacks are aimed directly at dividing the working class and turning ordinary people against one another while the billionaires rob and plunder us all. An agenda for working class unity can be built when we stand up for those most victimized and vilified by the right-wing bigots AND when we stand together to fight for the things that the billionaire class has denied us—the fight for healthcare, education, housing, and good-paying jobs for starters. For decades, we’ve been told by both parties that funding war, incarceration, and border militarization are their priorities. May Day showed that working people have another agenda. Now let’s organize to win it.”
https://pineandroses.org/reports/unions-and-community-unite-for-may-day-lessons-for-the-fight-ahead/
#MaineResists #NYCResists #ResistTrump #ResistFascism #Socialism #CapitalismKills #MaineDSA #PinesAndRoses #DemocraticSocialistsOfAmerica
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And THIS is one of the reasons why I'm a #DemocraticSocialist!
#Unions and Community Unite for #MayDay: Lessons for the Fight Ahead
Posted by #ToddChretien | Jun 16, 2025 |
This article is reprinted from the Socialist Forum, a publication of #DSA. It was authored by Todd Chretien, who serves both on DSA’s Editorial Board as well as Pine & Roses’ Editorial Collective. It was originally published on May 30, 2025.
What happened?
"Hundreds of thousands of workers marched and rallied on May Day, making it the largest International Workers Day since 2006 when two million immigrant workers left work and marched to demand their rights. Protests were organized in 1300 locations, large and small; no doubt the first May Day protest in many places. Broadly speaking, there were three different levels of mobilization. First, as in 2006, Chicago stood out with some 30,000 marching, organized by a mass coalition of labor and immigrant rights organizations. Second, cities like Philly, New York, Baltimore, San Francisco, Oakland, Burlington, and #PortlandME mobilized between two and fifteen thousand. Third, hundreds of cities and towns turned out crowds from a couple dozen to hundreds, including smaller cities like Davis, California. This ranking is not intended as a judgement on the organizers. In fact, some of the smaller rallies included higher percentages of the population than the largest. For instance, in the town of #WayneME — population 1,000 — seventy-five people turned out for both morning and evening rallies.
"It’s worth noting that the crowds were not as large as the #April5 day of protest initiated by #Indivisible; however, participants were noticeably more #multiracial, younger, and #radical with widespread support for #TransgenderRights and opposition to the genocide of #Palestinians in #Gaza. Though an important step in the process of building working-class unity against the billionaires and capitalist class, these efforts have a long way to go. For instance, although multiracial, at the national level, the marches did not entirely reflect working-class diversity. And if immigrant rights organizations were critical in many cities, Trump’s reign of terror against immigrant workers suppressed turnout from this community in many places.
[...]
New York City
"On the day, NYC-DSA turned out some 500 members, many of whom marched with their unions. They did so while keeping up with other work—DSA member #ZohranMamdani is running for mayor—with #NYCDSA labor organizers having advanced a month-long Build to May Day campaign. Organizers called on committees and working groups across the chapter to make May Day a priority, turning out members and volunteer marshalls. The chapter is now in a stronger position to discuss next steps with the broader coalition and consolidate a layer of new members and allies. There’s more pain ahead, but May Day helped gather working-class forces together for action and to take the temperature of the most active and militant layer of trade unionists and community activists. As NYC-DSA Labor Working Group member David Duhalde suggests, 'The New York City May Day rally and march from Foley Square to the iconic Wall Street Bull statue was a microcosm of the shift in energy in labor during Trump’s second term.' How far that shift goes can only be tested in practice.
[...]
Portland, Maine
"Maine DSA’s Labor Rising working group decided to focus on May Day in December, laying the basis to help initiate an organizing meeting open to all community groups and unions. Maine AFL-CIO leaders and UAW graduate students participated in a preliminary meeting to brainstorm ideas, and more than 70 people attended an April 12 meeting in the South Portland Teamsters’ Hall, where the group democratically planned Portland’s May Day. Working groups took up all aspects of the action, and we took all important decisions back to the coalition for votes. Running a long a related track, Maine Education Association and Maine AFL-CIO leaders called for actions across the state, amplifying the Chicago May Day Strong call and dramatically broadening what the Portland coalition could organize.
"Nearly 2,000 people turned out in Portland, starting with a rally at the University of Southern Maine to back UAW graduate students’ demands for a first contract and then marching to the Post Office to hear from postal workers. Members of the Portland Education Association and a trans student poet headlined the stop at Portland High School and a librarian union rep spoke in Monument Square before the final rally that heard from the president of the Metal Trades Council at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, a rep from the Maine State Nurses Association, members of the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine, an organizer from #LGTBQ+ community group #PortlandOutright, a local immigrant rights group called Presente! Maine, and others. It was a great demonstration and showed the thirst for a broader coalition. Twenty-five other towns held actions, bringing the total number of Maine participants to over 5,000, the largest Maine May Day anyone can remember.
"It would be shortsighted to overstate the power and stability of this fledgling coalition. Large doses of patience and understanding will be necessary to foster bonds of trust. Sectarian pressures to draw 'red lines' that exclude workers new to political activity and organizations who have various programs and interests represent one danger. A narrow focus on the midterm elections represents another. Fortunately, there’s a lot of room for creativity between those two extremes.
Long road ahead
"May Day was the first test of strength for the left and working class against #Trump, #MAGA, and forty-plus years of #neoliberal rot. We face a long, complex problem where political pressures to return to passivity will be strong, but May Day 2025 constitutes a small step towards healing deep wounds in the American working class, the divide between organized and unorganized, immigrant and US born, etc. If brother Fain’s call for 2028 is to grow strong, then 2026 and 2027 must be practice runs. If 2026 and 2027 are to be real demonstrations of strength, they must grow out of tighter bonds between labor, community, and the left, more active membership participation in all of those forces, and a combination of defensive struggles we are forced to fight and battles we pick on our own terms. As Sarah Hurd, co-chair of DSA’s National Labor Commission, spells out, 'This year’s May Day actions showed the power of what we can accomplish just by setting a date and inviting people to take action together. It has also highlighted what work we need to do to scale up our level of organization in the next three years.'
"What did May Day teach us? Fittingly, the last word goes to Kirsten Roberts, a rank-and-file Chicago teacher, 'The most important element of #MayDay2025 is the explicit entry of organized and unorganized labor into #resistance to Trump. Trump’s attacks are aimed directly at dividing the working class and turning ordinary people against one another while the billionaires rob and plunder us all. An agenda for working class unity can be built when we stand up for those most victimized and vilified by the right-wing bigots AND when we stand together to fight for the things that the billionaire class has denied us—the fight for healthcare, education, housing, and good-paying jobs for starters. For decades, we’ve been told by both parties that funding war, incarceration, and border militarization are their priorities. May Day showed that working people have another agenda. Now let’s organize to win it.”
https://pineandroses.org/reports/unions-and-community-unite-for-may-day-lessons-for-the-fight-ahead/
#MaineResists #NYCResists #ResistTrump #ResistFascism #Socialism #CapitalismKills #MaineDSA #PinesAndRoses #DemocraticSocialistsOfAmerica
