Memorial to the Haymarket Martyrs in Chicago. Read about Haymarket and the May Day General Strike of 1886.
In most other countries, May 1 is celebrated as May Day, or International Workers Day, and its history is intimately connected with U.S. workers’ long fight for the eight-hour workday. Even so, the U.S. is an outlier in its refusal to formally recognize May Day or International Workers’ Day. This is no surprise, given the Trump administration’s assault on workers and our rights. In less than two years a century’s worth of work has been undone.
This year we reclaim May Day as a sacred holiday for workers and we demand this of OUR government:
Tax the rich so our families, not their fortunes, come first.
No ICE.
No war.
No private army serving unchecked federal power.
Expand democracy, not corporate power.
Hands off our vote.
Join us at Rotary Park on Friday, May 1st as we flex our collective muscle in a tremendous day of power and unity!