May 1: Unions Call for ‘ECONOMIC BLACKOUT’ Against Billionaires and Authoritarianism
May 1, 2026
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as posted by the channelInspired by January’s mass strike against ICE terror in Minnesota, a vast coalition of labor unions, democratic organizations, and community groups are organizing a nationwide economic blackout on Friday, May 1, International Workers Day. “May Day Strong events are being planned across the US,” Michael Sainato reports at The Guardian, “with organizers calling for ‘no school, no work, no shopping,’ in protest of government policies they say put billionaires’ needs above those of workers.”
We spoke with labor organizers who are all involved in organizing May Day events this week from Philadelphia to Chicago to Iowa. Listen to the full conversation on @therealnews podcast feed.
What are you doing this May Day??
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