WORLD WORLDWIDE EUROPE ITALY - news journal UPDATE - (en) Italy, Umanita Nova #14-25 - May Day USA (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

 Hundreds of thousands of people across the United States rallied,

engaged in civil disobedience, or went on strike on May 1, International
Workers' Day, joining hundreds of millions around the world. In total,
there were more than 1,300 actions organized by the May Day Strong
coalition in all 50 states and over 1,000 cities and towns, as of
Saturday, May 3. The unifying cry was "Workers Before Billionaires."
---- In Philadelphia, 5,000 people rallied at City Hall and later
engaged in civil disobedience by blocking the entrance to the main
highway, which led to the arrest of members of UNITE HERE Local 274,
hotel workers, Teamsters Local 623, and other union members and
community supporters.

In California, nearly 60,000 workers at the California University System
went on strike.

Hundreds of nurses went on strike in Louisiana for a new contract.

A thousand members of the United Auto Workers went on strike at Lockheed
Martin, the country's largest defense contractor, in Florida and Colorado.

In Tennessee, hundreds rallied in support of Volkswagen workers fighting
for a first contract.

In Chicago, between 7,000 and 10,000 people took to the streets to
denounce the Trump administration's moves, from attacks on social
services and federal programs to illegal detentions of immigrants and
Palestinian activists to firing federal workers. They called for an end
to funding the Israeli genocide and increased funding for public schools
and environmental justice.

In St. Louis, Missouri, the new anti-Trump organization 50501 held a May
Day rally to protest the administration at Gateway Arch National Park.

In Iowa City, 600 immigrant workers wearing construction uniforms,
Catholic priests, community advocates, and local elected officials
marched under the banner "Aquí Estamos[Here We Are]: March for Immigrant
Dignity and Justice" and proceeded through the city streets to a public
rally. Participants called for disbanding the ICE 287(g) task force in
Iowa, stopping racial profiling and deportations, and standing up for
immigrant families and workers.

The Baltimore Teachers Union, Baltimore NAACP, and the American
Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees rallied at McKeldin
Square in downtown Baltimore. Maryland is home to 160,000 federal
workers, representing 6 percent of all jobs in the state. The
Springfield Education Association rallied in downtown Springfield,
Massachusetts.

New York City hosted two rallies in Union Square and Foley Square. They
drew crowds of 6,000 people in total. Among the larger contingents were
immigrant rights groups such as Workers' Justice Project, Make the Road
NY, Desis Rising Up and Moving, and union teachers, metalworkers,
laborers, painters, nurses, delivery workers, retail workers,
telecommunications workers, hotel workers, and federal workers.

Avis Everhard

https://umanitanova.org/may-day-usa/
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