Labor, US Politics

On May Day 2025… and 2028

This May Day, barely four months into Trump’s second term, hundreds of thousands marched in towns and cities around the country. The MayDayStrong website mapped events in 800 cities and towns in all 50 states, in what it called “the most May Day events in U.S. history.” They were reviving the tradition of the radical… Continue reading On May Day 2025… and 2028

Interviews, Labor, US Politics

Interview with Carl Rosen of UE on May Day 2025

In the immediate aftermath of this year’s May Day, and April's national “Hands-Off” demonstrations (both discussed previously by Marx21), Virginia Rodino conducted the following brief interview with Carl Rosen of the union UE. It was one of a series of interviews in preparation for a forthcoming article on resistance to Trump to be published in… Continue reading Interview with Carl Rosen of UE on May Day 2025

International, Labor

May Day: workers of the world, unite! international statement

Today, we will be paticipating in the maydaystrong actions, and others throughout the US. As Marx21 mentioned in our previous May Day post, May 1st is a day of working class internationalism. Here we re-post at international statement. Down with imperialist war and the governments who promote it. Let capital pay for its crisis, not… Continue reading May Day: workers of the world, unite! international statement

Labor, US Politics

Why We Celebrate May Day

For over a century May 1st has been International Workers’ Day – a day of working-class solidarity and a celebration of internationalism. Today, when the fight of organized labor is again combined with the defense of immigrants and other opposition to Trump’s attacks in May Day actions, we look back on that history.  May Day… Continue reading Why We Celebrate May Day