May Day

May Day means internationalism − support Workers World!

Although officially commemorated in 80 countries, May Day is not recognized in the U.S., where it originated in 1886 in…

April 28, 2023

Lessons from Lenin for International Workers Day

International Workers Day, also known as May Day, reminds us of an anecdote about the 1917 Russian Revolution regarding the…

April 25, 2023

Migrant construction workers demand safe working conditions

New York City The day after May 1 — International Workers Day — a group of immigrant construction workers, mainly…

June 15, 2022

Millions march on May Day in Cuba

Five million people joined events around the island of socialist Cuba to celebrate International Workers Day — May Day. Large…

May 11, 2022

With Gerardo Hernández of the Cuban 5 for May Day

Greetings from Cuba. I am meeting with Gerardo Hernandez of the Cuban 5 today. When he was asked about his…

May 5, 2022

ALU organizes movement for second union vote

Staten Island, New York An earth-shattering victory was won April 1 by the Black, rank and file-led Amazon Labor Union…

April 28, 2022

Editorial – May Day message: workers and oppressed people of the world, unite!

Corporate advertisers change their slogans regularly. How many of us remember “Look for the golden arches?” We can date ourselves…

April 27, 2022

MAY DAY! One working class united vs. union busters

The joint call to action is signed by Starbucks Workers United and Amazon Labor Union.  In the last few months,…

April 19, 2022

Workers Assembly launches May Day organizing in New York City

A powerful New York City Workers Assembly was held March 19 to plan for May Day. Speakers included workers involved…

March 21, 2022

May Day: Greece workers show the way

In the midst of a pandemic in which nearly 250,000 people have died, celebrations throughout Europe of International Workers’ Day,…

May 5, 2020