A coalition of hundreds of organizations is calling for a day of economic blackout with “no school, no work, no shopping” to demand “a nation that puts workers over billionaires,” a website for the event reads. Walkouts, marches, and other events have been planned to take place across the country, a number of which kicked off Friday morning and early afternoon.
Organizers for the day of action outlined demands including “that we tax the rich so our families, not their fortunes, come first,” as well as “No ICE. No war. No private army serving authoritarian power. Expand democracy. Hands off our vote.”
The U.S. does not recognize the day as a federal holiday, though a number of other countries do.
The “May Day Strong” events follow multiple days of action organized by the “No Kings” movement in protest of President Donald Trump in recent months, as well as economic blackouts in Minnesota and more widely across the U.S. earlier this year to demonstrate outrage against the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown after federal officers fatally shot two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis.
Rallies were underway across all five boroughs in New York City Friday morning.
At 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, protesters began marching from Bryant Park in Manhattan towards Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos’ penthouse. Just before 10:30 a.m., people headed towards Amazon’s office from the New York Public Library.
“There is no NYC without unions,” New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted on Friday.
Chicago
A rally was scheduled to begin in Chicago’s Union Park at 1 p.m. Central Time, followed by a march downtown beginning at 2.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke at an event before the scheduled afternoon rally, along with CTU President Stacy Davis Gates.
Starting at 11 a.m. Eastern Time, workers from Boston’s Logan International Airport marched together, carrying signs with slogans such as “Boston workers deserve equity, respect, and opportunity” and “Clawing back our rights.” Demonstrators also protested Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The day is set to culminate in a large gathering on the Boston Common at 4:30 p.m.
Los Angeles
A rally was planned to kick off at 10 a.m. Pacific Time in Los Angeles’MacArthur Park, leading into a roughly three-mile march to Grand Park in the city’s downtown. Thousands of workers and activists were expected to attend.
"We want to support our community with an economy that works for everyone. We want to make sure that billionaires are taxed so that we provide for social structures that are needed like education, healthcare, community support," Erika Schwerdt of the nonprofit Strength Based Community Change told ABC7 Los Angeles.
Then at 2 p.m., a march is scheduled from the city’s Civic Center Plaza to the Federal Building and the Salesforce Tower.
Other events are being held around the East Bay and in San Jose.
Raleigh
May Day events are set to continue throughout the day in Raleigh and elsewhere in North Carolina. .
Washington, D.C.
Hundreds more marched along the streets of Washington, D.C., protesting ICE and the President, and in support of workers’ rights.
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