May Day

Content about May Day, International Workers Day.

Contemporary illustration of the Haymarket bomb

Contemporary illustration of the Haymarket bomb

May Day

May Day in Liverpool to be reclaimed for all

Liverpool Solidarity Federation, along with radical comrades from across the city, will be holding a celebration of radical working-class and…

West Burton power station chimney

No Dash For Gas: We climbed those chimneys to kick-start protest and debate

EDF, the power company, has been denounced for attacking the right to protest, after it launched a…

Life of Albert R. Parsons, with brief history of the labor movement in America.

A biography of anarchist, labor activist, newspaper editor, and Haymarket martyr - Albert Parsons…

Occupy IC assembly image

A view from the plains: on organizing in smaller areas of the Midwest

A reflection on organizing in areas outside of major metropolises and the last few years of class…

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May 1st in the Twin Cities

From the Twin Cities IWW's blog, The Organizer, an account of the May Day protests and marches in the Twin Cities.

May Day and the Fight Back We Need

Occupy Iowa City held a rally and march as part of Occupy May 1st and the national Day of Action / General Strike. This was given as a speech…

From Spring to Autumn: Reflections on the American May

Asad Haider assesses the Occupy related May Day actions in the United States while comparing them to…

Clashes during International Workers’ Day in Turin

The annual celebration of International Workers’ Day in Turin has become an occasion for activists to organise protests against local Mayor…

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May Day in light of the current political situation in Poland

On May Day, various part of the left and right political spectrum came out to demonstrate.

Where We Stand: Formation of a new anarchist communist project in the UK

May Day statement of "Collective Action". In it we outline our analysis of the problems facing the…

May Day 2012 - discussion and updates

May 1, International Workers Day. Please post your accounts and updates of workers' events today in the comments below.

May 1st: After the blooms of spring, a hot summer

An analysis of May Day and discussion of the next steps amidst this crisis.