May Day

Citizens and trade unions in cities around Europe were taking to the streets on Sunday for May Day marches, and put out protest messages to their ...

Le Pen was defeated by Macron in the runoff of the presidential election, and plans to campaign to keep her seat as a lawmaker. There is a third round, the legislative elections,” said Jordan Bardella, “and it would be unbelievable to leave full power to Emmanuel Macron.” In Italy, after a two-year pandemic lull, an outdoor mega-concert was set for Rome with rallies and protests in cities across the country.

Citizens and trade unions across Europe are taking to the streets for May Day marches, putting out protest messages to their governments.

Le Pen was defeated by Macron in last Sunday’s runoff of the presidential election, and plans to campaign to keep her seat as a lawmaker. In Italy, after a two-year pandemic lull, an outdoor mega-concert was set for Rome with rallies and protests in cities across the country. May Day is a time of high emotion for participants and their causes, with police on the ready.

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Citizens and trade unions in cities around Europe were taking to the streets on Sunday for May Day marches, and to put out protest messages to their.

Le Pen was defeated by Macron in last Sunday’s runoff of the presidential election, and plans to campaign to keep her seat as a lawmaker. Protests were planned across France with a focus on Paris where the Communist-backed CGT union was leading the main march through eastern Paris, joined by a handful of other unions. May Day is a time of high emotion for participants and their causes, with police on the ready.

Citizens and trade unions in cities around Europe are taking to the streets for May Day marches, and to put out protest messages to their governments.

Le Pen was defeated by Macron in the runoff of the presidential election, and plans to campaign to keep her seat as a lawmaker. Italy's three main labour unions were focusing their main rally in the hilltop town of Assisi, a frequent destination for peace protests. In Italy, after a two-year pandemic lull, an outdoor mega-concert was set for Rome with rallies and protests in cities across the country.

May Day, celebrated by workers across the globe as International Labor Day, falls on May 1. But you'd be forgiven if that's news to you.

On that May date, anarchists and labor activists in Chicago began a multi-day strike in what became known as the Haymarket affair of 1886. “There was a trial of eight men who were found guilty of conspiracy to murder,” Linebaugh said. His words “swept the globe,” Linebaugh said. “The Puritans of Boston put an end to it by military force,” Linebaugh said. The following day, a meeting held in the city’s Haymarket Square turned even bloodier. A 16-hour shift wasn’t unusual for workers at the time. Before May Day was adopted as a day to champion workers, its roots belonged to pagan tradition. Inevitably, history shows, that May Day comradery has been met with suppression. The springtime tradition was inherited from pagan tribes in Ireland and Scandinavia, said Linebaugh, borrowing ancient Roman practices celebrating the Earth’s flowering season. President Dwight D. Eisenhower instead declared May 1 “Law Day” — dedicated to the principles of government under law — and Labor Day is now celebrated in September. “And yet this tradition of May Day as a time of dancing and play and pleasure persisted right into many parts of the U.S. today.” But you’d be forgiven if that’s news to you.

Police fired tear gas to push back black-clad anarchists who ransacked business premises in the French capital Paris on Sunday during May Day protests ...

Unlike in previous years, Marine Le Pen did not lay a wreath in Paris at the statue of Joan or Arc, whom her party uses as a nationalist symbol. "It is important to show Macron and the whole political world that we are prepared to defend our social rights," Joshua Antunes, a 19-year-old student said. In all, more than 20,000 people took part, up from 17,000 last year, the interior minister said.

Tens of thousands marked May Day – the international day of workers – with rallies in South Korea, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Serbia, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Greece, ...

Citizens and trade unions in cities around Europe took to the streets for marches with protest messages to their governments, notably in France where the holiday to honour workers was being used as a rallying cry against newly re-elected President Emmanuel Macron. Demonstrators around the world took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate workers and push for improved labour rights. May 1 is celebrated as International Labour Day – or May Day – around the world.

Riot police in Istanbul detained at least 25 protesters trying to reach Taksim square for May 1st International Labour Day celebrations.

PARIS (Reuters) -Thousands of people joined May Day protests across France on Sunday to demand social justice and salary increases and to push newly re-elected ...

Unlike in previous years, Marine Le Pen did not lay a wreath in Paris at the statue of Joan or Arc, whom her party uses as a nationalist symbol. By clicking submit, you are agreeing to our Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy. Le Pen urged voters in a video message to elect as many deputies from her party as possible in June so that she could "protect your purchasing power," and prevent Macron from carrying a "harmful project for France and the French people" He wants to rally a union of the left, including the Greens, to dominate parliament and force Macron into an awkward "cohabitation" but so far this has not materialised. Clashes with police broke out at the start of the march near La Republique Square and when it reached La Nation Square in eastern Paris. Thousands of people joined May Day marches across France in which they called for salary increases and for Macron to drop his plan to raise the retirement age.

Unions and political rivals join protesters fired up by unpopular pensions reform plans.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Metro trains ground to a halt and ships were docked in ports as thousands of workers joined May Day rallies in the Greek capital to...

Electricity has risen, gas has risen, necessities have risen. But pay levels are still low, especially in the context of higher power bills. “Everything has risen.

Labor Day rallies took place across Greece, organised by trade unions and demanding better wages, work and life conditions.

In its declaration for May 1 2022, ADEDY accused the Greek government of dissolving the three pillars of the welfare state -health, education, social security- and of intensifying authoritarianism and repression. Workers called for steady 8-hour work, a return of collective labour agreements and an even higher increase in the basic wage, as well as for lower prices on fuel and electricity. Greece’s largest private-sector union, the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), had called its member organizations on a 24-hour strike and rally, also joined by the civil servants’ union federation ADEDY and the Athens Labour Centre.

Citizens and trade unions in cities around Europe were taking to the streets on Sunday for May Day marches, and to put out protest messages to their ...

Le Pen was defeated by Macron in last Sunday’s runoff of the presidential election, and plans to campaign to keep her seat as a lawmaker. In Italy, after a two-year pandemic lull, an outdoor mega-concert was set for Rome with rallies and protests in cities across the country. May Day is a time of high emotion for participants and their causes, with police on the ready.

It is a time of high emotion for participants and their causes, and Sunday's May Day marches were no different with police at the ready as street demonstrations ...

Considered pro-Russian, Radev went on to say it was a “patriotic duty” not to allow Bulgaria to become involved in the Ukraine war. May Day marches in Cuba are rife with symbolism, a celebration of the 63-year-old Cuban revolution and a government-led rebuke of the Cold War-era embargo imposed on the island by the US. Respect the sovereignty and independence of Ukraine!” “I call on the Russian president: Let the weapons be silent! We do not want interference of any kind,” said Juana Garcia, a worker with the Cuban Institute for Philosophy, as she participated in Sunday’s celebrations. All are pressing Macron for policies that put the people first and condemning his plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 65. Many Chinese marked a quiet May Day this year as the government’s “zero-COVID” approach has restricted travel and enforced lockdowns in multiple cities. The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party was forced to call off its May Day rally in view of the ongoing protests. She was replaced by her National Rally party Interim President Jordan Bardella, who said Le Pen was preparing for forthcoming legislative elections. Their windows were broken and garbage bins set on fire. Istanbul governor’s office said that police detained 164 people for demonstrating without permits and resisting police at the square. Millions remain restricted to their buildings or compounds in Shanghai, China’s largest city, under a lockdown that has only slightly eased.

Far-left leader Mélenchon urges unity to defeat president in parliamentary election. FRANCE-MAY DAY-PROTEST. Protesters gather ...

Both Le Pen and Mélenchon are out to stop Macron’s centrist La République En Marche party from winning a majority in parliament that would give him free rein to implement his agenda. Macron has dismissed such criticism and insisted he has more economically sound policies for tackling the problem. While most of the protesters demonstrated peacefully, dozens of businesses were damaged in Paris, including a McDonald’s branch, banks, insurance companies and real estate agencies.

In France, protesters shouted slogans against newly elected President Emmanuel Macron. Tensions erupted in Paris, as some demonstrators smashed windows at some ...

Inflation, running at an annual clip of 8.8% in March, is at a 14-year-high. Besides improving conditions for workers, peace was an underlying theme, with many calls for an end to Russia's war in Ukraine. On the Asian side of sprawling Istanbul, a union-organized gathering drew thousands who sang, chanted and waved banners. Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey briefly interrupted her May Day speech at a trade union rally where someone threw an egg at her but missed. Macron says that's the only way the government can continue to provide good retirement benefits Opposition parties are looking to break his government's majority in France's parliamentary election in June.

May Day 2022: Worker protests around the world plead with governments, clash with police ... Protestors hold smoke bombs and a banner reading "retirement at 20" ...

Violence broke out at the traditional May Day rally in Paris as tens of thousands of people took to the streets in France to put pressure on recently ...

PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched Sunday in cities around Europe for May Day protests to honor workers and shame governments into doing more ...

“May Day is the time to rally for a reduction in working time. Le Pen was defeated by Macron in last Sunday’s presidential runoff, and plans to campaign to keep her seat as a lawmaker. Opposition parties, notably from the far-left and the far-right, are looking to break his government’s majority in France’s parliamentary election in June. In Italy, after a two-year pandemic lull, an outdoor mega-concert was set for Rome with rallies and protests in cities across the country. Inflation, running at an annual clip of 8.8% in March, is at a 14-year-high. In France, protesters shouted slogans against newly elected President Emmanuel Macron, a development that may set the tone for his second term.

Hundreds of labor rights advocates swarmed into Washington Square Park for International Workers Day Sunday, chanting and lugging signs as they called for ...

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Hundreds of immigrant workers and elected officials rallied on Sunday to demand a path to citizenship and worker protections.

Yet, they remain excluded from a path to citizenship and full protections,” said Yaritza Mendez, co-director of organizing at Make the Road New York. This year, advocates once again called on Congress to pass permanent protections for millions of undocumented immigrants. “Now, it’s time for President Biden and Governor Hochul to deliver the relief and safety our families need and deserve.”

The march was co-sponsored by four Seattle immigrant and labor organizations: El Comité, UFCW 3000, MLK Labor and the May 1st Action Coalition.

PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 01: Protesters clash with riot police during May Day demonstrations on May 01, 2022, in Paris, France. · Demonstrators participate in the ...

In France, protesters shouted slogans against newly elected President Emmanuel Macron, a development that may set the tone for his second term. May Day is often a time of high emotions for workers in Europe, and protests in the last two years have been limited by pandemic restrictions. French police moved in, firing rounds of tear gas.

Crowds of activists marched through lower Manhattan to demand worker protections and immigration overhauls on Sunday. Local chapters of labor organizations ...

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Union organizers, workers and activists gathered at Union Square, Washington Square Park, Maria Hernandez Park and elsewhere to call for better working ...

Seattle's annual May Day march for workers' and immigrants' rights experienced a resurgence Sunday, bolstered by high-profile union successes across the ...

Instead, organizers used cars and bicyclists to stop traffic and make way for the march. By midday, the display was largely peaceful, with Seattle police officers scattered along the route, hemming in marchers. Other demonstrators participated to support a broad spectrum of progressive stances.

Turkish riot police detained scores of demonstrators in Istanbul, pinning some of them to the ground and dragging them away from the rally, which the governor's ...

And rallies in Paris quickly turned violent as youths clashed with police on the sidelines and buildings were vandalised, though unions said more than 200,000 people joined rallies across France and most were peaceful. Turkish riot police detained scores of demonstrators in Istanbul, pinning some of them to the ground and dragging them away from the rally, which the governor's office said was unauthorised. Police and protesters clashed in Turkey and France during May Day rallies on Sunday, as tens of thousands marched across the world in support of workers' rights.

SEATTLE - People from all walks of life stood together at Judkins Park for the annual community group-led rally for better working conditions, ...

We want to make sure that we're getting our wages protected," said Misha Smith, who works at Kaiser Permanente." As of Sunday evening, Seattle Police said they hadn't made any arrests. The group then marched through downtown Seattle to Westlake Park in what was a peaceful day of events.

Supporters of the Migrant Justice's Milk With Dignity campaign march to the Hannaford supermarket in South Burlington on Sunday, May 1, 2022.

He spoke briefly with organizers as workers continued to chant and march around a median in the parking lot outside the store. We are behind our goal right now during our critical Spring Member Drive. As a nonprofit, VTDigger relies on voluntary donations from readers to keep the news flowing -- and free for all who need it. If Hannaford signed on to the Milk with Dignity program, it could be a great public relations move, she said. It shouldn’t even be a fight,” said Deb Bouton, 66, of Burlington, who shops at Hannaford and said she often takes a Migrant Justice poster with her when she does. In 2017, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream signed on to the program by committing to source 100% of its northeast dairy supply chain from farms that comply with a comprehensive, worker-authored code of conduct. South Burlington — Leydi Gonzalez of has been milking cows at a farm in Enosburg Falls for three years.

Activists marched through the city Sunday in recognition of May Day -- an annual celebration of the working class where people around the world protest for ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — May 1 marks International Workers' Day, and Portlanders were out celebrating labor unions and demanding better conditions for workers.

“We all are in the same position against the billionaire class. I think we deserve better, I think the entire working class deserves better. “We deserve better.

May 1, 2022 at 4:15 p.m.. Tens of thousands of people marched Sunday in cities around the world for May Day protests to honor workers and shame governments into ...

In France, protesters shouted slogans against newly elected President Emmanuel Macron, a development that may set the tone for his second term. May Day is often a time of high emotions for workers in Europe, and protests in the last two years have been limited by pandemic restrictions. French police moved in, firing rounds of tear gas.

SEATTLE — A group made its way from Judkins Park in south Seattle to Westlake Park in what turned out to be a nearly three-hour march through downtown.

It feels like a good time to be with friends, too.” “Environmental defenders are targeted with our taxpayer money.” “Human rights defenders are targeted,” he said.

Labor groups came together for a May Day march and rally in San Francisco Sunday.

“That's really clear in this day and age that those who have wealth, continue to get wealth. “Our message is there is power in the union and our unions when we stand up, we fight together, we fight for contracts. “We’re here together with the entire labor movement.

For those union members participating in the event, it is a welcome sign to see more people embrace collective bargaining. “I think one of the reasons why the ...

Starbucks said it would continue to work on improving the experience for employees after some of its workers elected to join a union. “I think one of the reasons why the labor movement is growing is because work around the world is becoming more difficult,” said Alex Schmaus with the United Educators of San Francisco. “We really do have to fight with forces that just want to profit after labor.” “We will continue winning at Starbucks. We will continue winning at Amazon, at Chevron, until all work forces in the United States that want to union are unionized,” one speaker said.

Tens of thousands of people marched Sunday in cities around Europe for May Day protests to honor workers and shame governments into doing more for citizens.

"May Day is the time to rally for a reduction in working time. Le Pen was defeated by Macron in the April 24 presidential runoff, and plans to campaign to keep her seat as a lawmaker. In Italy, after a two-year pandemic lull, an outdoor mega-concert was being held in Rome after rallies and protests in cities across the country. Opposition parties, notably from the far-left and the far-right, are looking to break his government's majority in France's parliamentary election in June. On the Asian side of sprawling Istanbul, a May Day union-organized gathering drew thousands who sang, chanted and waved banners. In France, protesters shouted slogans against newly elected President Emmanuel Macron, a development that may set the tone for his second term.