May Day

NO WAR BUT CLASS WAR
Domestic News

No Borders in the Workers’ Struggle

May 7, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe International Workers Day, May Day, is just that in reality. It is a holiday born and matured in the struggles of working and oppressed people since the 1880s. All around the globe, […]
Kai Rasmussen of @wi.bopm, speaking at opening rally May 1, 2026 (May Day) at Library Mall at UW Madison
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Kai Rasmussen of WI BOPM at May Day Rally in Madison: ‘We will bring our entire class with us!’

May 6, 2026 fwstaff
Speech delivered at the May Day Rally at Library Mall, University of Wisconsin–Madison, May 1, 2026. Event sponsored by Voces de la Frontera and many other union, community and student organizations including the South Central […]
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New Jersey groups unite for May Day protests

May 6, 2026 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress A coalition of labor and community organizations will hold a press conference on Wednesday morning to call for protests to draw attention to the plight of working people in New […]
Labor must take up the banner against racism, poverty and war
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Tasks of the Labor Movement in the Trump Era

May 6, 2026 fwstaff
By David Sole, past president UAW Local 2334, Detroit Donald Trump’s attacks on the labor unions and broader sections of poor and working people continue nonstop. Government unions are targeted for destruction while civil rights, […]
Domestic News

“NO KINGS DAY” IS BUILDING A MASS MOVEMENT AGAINST WAR AND FASCISM AS UNIONS MOBILIZE NATIONWIDE FOR WORKERS’ RIGHTS ON MAY DAY, 2026

April 9, 2026 fwstaff
  By Frank Hammer An estimated 8 million people turned out to protest at over 3,000 U.S. destinations on “No Kings Day” #3, on March 28th, 2026.  It’s described as the largest protest in US […]
Injured GM workers in Colombia protest outside U.S. embassy
Domestic News

The UAW, Internationalism and May Day 2026

October 18, 2025 fwstaff
By Frank Hammer Just two months ago, my union – the United Automobile Workers (UAW)– did a remarkable thing. It made public its pledge to fight for the rights of autoworkers – not its own […]
May Day in Havana 2025
International News

May Day around the world

May 20, 2025 fwstaff
May Day in Havana 2025 No Oligarchs No Fascists…. … instead the Cuban People’s Unity in the face of the U.S. imposed blockade and economic sanctions. Gabriel and his companions work at the Renté thermoelectric […]
Detroit May Day 2025 Sheet Metal workers for Garcia release
Domestic News

Detroit May Day Rally Attracts Crowd for International Workers Day

May 11, 2025 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On May 1, 2025, people gathered at Roosevelt Park in Detroit to rally and march in defense of the rights of workers and oppressed peoples locally, nationally and internationally. The event […]
International News

WFTU 2025 Mayday Declaration

April 20, 2025 fwstaff
The International Class-oriented Trade Union Movement, the workers, and the militant unions all over the globe honor with struggles the 139th anniversary of the workers’ struggle in Chicago in 1886.  The World Federation of Trade […]
International News

Call from the General Federation of Trade Unions in Gaza to Labor Unions in the United States on the Eve of International Workers’ Day

April 10, 2025 fwstaff
  By General Federation of Trade Unions in Gaza (PGFTU-Gaza) April 4, 2025 To the Free Trade Unions in the United States of America and to every free worker and trade unionist fighting for justice, […]