For the rich, every day is a holiday. The corporate bosses enjoy lives of comfort and security by exploiting our labor, debt, and hardship. May Day is OUR holiday. A day for all workers to come together to recognize the achievements of working people and to continue the fight for a better world.
Workers produce everything, yet own nothing. The capitalists produce nothing, yet own everything. The politicians legalize and uphold this sweeping robbery of the people. The law forbids theft but permits the capitalist to rob you. The law forbids murder, but permits the state and private security companies to murder thousands through racist ‘policing’ at home and imperialist wars abroad.
The time to resist is now! From the secretary to the laborer, from the cashier to the cleaner, the greed of capitalism touches all our lives as workers face lower wages, lost benefits, fear of unjust imprisonment and deportation, and a struggle to find dignified and affordable housing.
On May 1st we ask you to stand with us regardless of race, religion or immigration status against the bosses and corrupt politicians. The day has come for solidarity. Join our ranks!
NO WORK, NO SHOPPING, NO SCHOOL. LET’S REMIND THE WORLD THAT THE POWER IS WITH THE PEOPLE! WE WILL NOT STOP FIGHTING UNTIL THE WORLD IS IN THE HANDS OF THE WORKING CLASS!
- Demand Political Power for the Working Class – We call on all workers to organize their workplaces and communities to take political power from the banks, corporations, political parties, and politicians of the 1%.
- Smash Racism, Sexism, and Fascism – We stand united against racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia, anti-semitism and Islamophobia – the tools used by capitalists and politicians to divide, suppress, and intimidate our communities.
- Stop Mass Deportations – We demand an end to racist deportation policies and travel bans. Corporate profiteering, a corrupt and ineffectual political class and the police state are the driving forces behind our economic and physical insecurity.
- End Mass Incarceration – We demand an end to militarized and racialized policing, which overwhelmingly criminalize and incarcerate the poor and people of color, protect the interests of corporations and banks, and stifle protest and political dissent.
- Oppose Imperialist War – We demand an end to US wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Pakistan, Somalia, and Libya, an end to US military expansionism, and US support for tyranny, apartheid, and violence abroad.
- Defend the Earth and its Resources – We demand an end to the commodification of the planet’s natural resources which threaten to destroy our natural environment and the health and safety of all living organisms.
- Fight for Health Care, Education, and a Living Wage for All – We demand universal healthcare, quality education, and a living wage for all as human rights, not as products for the enjoyment of the wealthy and the profiteering of the 1%.
