Activism

May Day Was More Important Than You Think

Daniel Hunter / Waging Nonviolence May 6, 2026 The mass mobilization on May Day was a show of power — and a dress rehearsal of the tactics it takes to win against an authoritarian regime. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Labor

A May Day Push to ‘Shut It Down’

Mike Elk / Capital & Main Apr 30, 2026 Unions join community groups in planning marches, walkouts and economic actions on May 1 as a show of worker power ahead of the midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Labor

Turkish Workers: You Don’t Want a Strongman

Jane Slaughter / Labor Notes Jun 3, 2025 In Turkey, labor leaders find themselves under arrest for organizing against a government that wants to bend labor to its will. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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May Day 2019 in Paris

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May Day Activists Take to the Streets, in Paris and Beyond (Multimedia)

Truthdig May 1, 2019 As global inequality soars, workers demonstrate in cities across the globe to express their discontent and celebrate labor rights. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Many-Sided, Overlapping Meanings of May Day

Paul Street / Truthdig May 1, 2019 The working-class holiday has Marxist and anarchist industrial-era roots, but the significance of May 1 goes deeper than that. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

May Day in Cuba: ‘You’ve Got Strikes and Repression, but Here It’s a Party’

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2018 The average state salary in Cuba is about $31 a month—so what are they celebrating? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘May Day’ Militancy Is Needed to Create the Economy We Need

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance Apr 30, 2018 Seventy years of attacks on the right to unionize have left unions weak. Now, both union and nonunion workers are mobilizing more aggressively and protesting a wide range of economic, racial and environmental issues. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

May Day: Thousands March for Immigrants Across the U.S. (Multimedia)

Haley Winters / Truthdig May 1, 2017 Take a look at Truthdig's coverage of Monday's demonstration in Washington, D.C. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hundreds of Thousands Ready to Strike on May Day

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams May 1, 2017 Organizers believe this year’s turnout, reflecting concerns about and defiance of the Trump administration’s immigration policies, will be the biggest in over a decade. Organizers believe this year’s turnout, reflecting concerns about and defiance of the Trump administration’s immigration policies, will be the biggest in over a decade. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Many-Sided, Overlapping Meanings of May Day

Paul Street / Truthdig Apr 29, 2017 The working-class holiday has Marxist and anarchist industrial-era roots, but the significance of May 1 goes deeper than that. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

May Day March Planned as Trump Stokes Fear Among Immigrants

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Apr 27, 2017 If the past is any predictor, millions across the United States will march May 1 in defense of immigrant rights and against the president's increasingly draconian policies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )