From the fields of California to the streets of the Bronx – working families to protest the billionaire takeover of America and demand investment in our futures
On May 1, 2025, workers, immigrants, students, and families will rally in over 600 cities and all 50 states to protest what they are calling the “Billionaire agenda” and demand public investment in working people’s lives, not billionaires’ bank accounts.
From fruit fields in California to classrooms in Chicago, kitchens in Queens to loading docks in Atlanta—this May Day, the many are organizing to win their country back from the few.
“When we’re told we can afford Elon’s greed but we can’t afford libraries in schools, we clearly have it backwards,” said Stacy Davis Gates, President of the Chicago Teachers Union Local 1, a primary convener of the day of action. “On May Day this year, workers are standing up and fighting back to stop the billionaire agenda and build a movement to protect our schools, our rights, and our future.”
Drawing inspiration from the legacy of labor and community movements of the past that fought for the eight-hour workday, and building upon the protests against the federal layoffs, for union rights, and the more recent April 5th nationwide event, the May Day action is dedicated to fighting for a better future that prioritizes the needs of working families and their neighborhoods.
Less than four months into the Trump Administration, the May Day action emerges as American families face cuts to programs for low-income students, reductions in Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare, attacks on unionized foreign graduate students, and calls for additional tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.
This year’s national day of action unites a powerful, intersectional movement calling for:
An end to the billionaire takeover and corruption under the Trump administration
Full funding for public schools, healthcare, and housing for all
Protection and expansion of Medicaid, Social Security, and other critical social programs
An immediate halt to attacks on immigrants, Black, Indigenous, trans, and other targeted communities
Union protections, fair wages, and dignity for all workers—regardless of race, zip code, or immigration status
Sponsoring organizations include: Chicago Teachers Union, Bargaining for the Common Good, MoveOn, Sunrise Movement, the National Education Association, AFSCME 3299, Women’s March, Albuquerque Teachers Federation, Working Families Party, American Association of University Professors, The Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools, Organized Power in Numbers, Communications Workers of America, Mijente, Showing Up for Racial Justice, and more.
May 1st Protests Include:
Atlanta, GA
Time: 3PM - PM EDT
Location: Georgia Capitol | 227 Capitol Ave SE Atlanta, GA 30334
Boston, MA
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Parkman Bandstand, 139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02108
Chicago, IL
Time: 11AM - 3PM CDT
Location: Union Park | 1501 W Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60607
Los Angeles, CA
Time: 8:30am
Location: Olympic Blvd & Figueroa St, 1016 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015 US
New York, NY
Time: 5PM - 7PM EDT
Location: Foley Square | Centre Street and Worth Street New York, NY 100013
Phoenix, AZ
Time: 9AM - 2PM MST
Location: Arizona State Capitol
Philadelphia, PA
Time: 4PM - 7:00PM EDT
Location: 1400 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Raleigh, NC
Time: 4PM - 7:00PM EDT
Location: Halifax Mall 300 N Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27603
San Francisco, CA
Time: 4PM - 7PM PST
Location: Civic Center Plaza | 335 McAllister St. San Francisco, CA 94102
St. Paul, MN
Time: 4:30PM - 6:30PM CDT
Location: Minnesota State Capitol | 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., Saint Paul, MN 55155
Washington, DC
Time: 11:30am
Location: Franklin Park march to Lafayette Park
Washington, DC
Time: 5:00pm
Location: Freedom Plaza
"We're coming together to send a loud and clear message to Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the rest of the billionaire oligarchs trying to destroy our democracy. There will be no business as usual while they are disappearing people off the street, slashing critical services, and taking away our freedoms. They're causing a crisis in our communities. We're going to bring that crisis directly to their doorsteps." - Saqib Bhatti, Executive Director of Bargaining for the Common Good
"The strength of our nation hinges on the contributions from labor unions and our immigrant communities. May Day is an important day to celebrate the vital roles these two groups play in our community and how they are interconnected. As we face continued attacks on workers, immigrants, and our democratic principles, it has a stronger sense of urgency. It carries extra weight this year as we take action to save our democracy and make it better, while commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution right here in Massachusetts. In Boston and regions across our state, residents will be uplifting May Day, reflecting the growing importance of coming together and not only speaking out against injustice, but standing up for what everyday working people, not billionaires, actually need.” - Jessica Tang, President of the Massachusetts Federation of Teachers
“Immigrant workers make up almost 20% of the workforce, over 30 million workers strong. We are agricultural workers, teachers, meatpackers and food processors, construction workers, and social workers, nurses and doctors. Immigrants, including undocumented workers, pay the same taxes we all do. The taxes they pay help to cover federal and state services that benefit communities everywhere but exclude them from many federal services. Immigrants, including undocumented workers, contribute an estimated over $330 billion in state, local, and federal taxes. Immigrant rights are workers’ rights. On May Day, we will remind this government who makes this country run every day. We do.” - Neidi Dominguez Zamorano, Executive Director of Organized Power in Numbers
“From day one, Donald Trump declared war on the public services that regular Americans depend on for their health, education, a livable environment, and basic economic security. It's a war on workers, and that's why they've pursued a scorched earth campaign against the right to unionize and collectively bargain. They may be starting with us in the federal sector, but all workers need to heed the call to stop this administration. In their first 100 days, they made it clear they want to dismantle organized labor and all public services and protections. As May Day marks the start of this Administration's 2nd hundred days, let's rediscover the purpose of May Day and rebuild a labor movement and a government that work for regular people, not the billionaires.” - Chris Dols, President of IFPTE Local 98, Co-Founder of the Federal Unionists Network
“We reject the racist divide and conquer strategies of the Trump administration and are showing up across the country for all working people on May Day: Black, brown, and white,” said Erin Heaney, executive director of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ). “Fighting racism and the divisive tactics of the Trump administration is how we win.”
"Billionaires are attacking unions and immigrants because they fear our collective power. But we’re not afraid. Our labor movement is building something stronger than fear. May Day isn’t a holiday, it’s a call to action for workers across the world. Across the nation, we’re reclaiming May Day in the spirit it was born, in solidarity with immigrants, in defense of all working people who make our schools run, our hospitals heal, our trains move, and our cities thrive." - Jade Kelly, Colorado. President CWA 7799
"The truth is, our history tells us every time the people wanted change, they had to fight for it, and that remains true today. The only way people win change is by working and struggling together. Organizing is the only path forward, that's why I've been in the streets meeting the people and bringing them into the Union of Southern Service Workers. This May Day, we need everybody to show up, because that's how we will show our strength." - Tetebah Gonzalez, member of Union of Southern Service Workers
“The billionaires’ agenda of anti-immigrant policies aren't about safety or justice, they are a strategy to divide us and distract from the real issues we face as working people, like growing healthcare costs and rising costs of living. At work, it’s real simple, when immigrants and US born workers stand together, we win. When we don't, we lose. That is why TOGETHER we march on May 1.” - Greg Nammacher, President SEIU Local 26, Minneapolis, MN
“The past 100 days have been a corrupt assault on frontline public service workers and our most vulnerable neighbors, seeking to concentrate more wealth and power in the hands of a small group of wanna-be oligarchs at our expense,” said AFSCME Local 3299 Executive Director Liz Perlman. “Sadly, the assault is not limited to Washington, but extends to large employers like the University of California—where a continuing pattern of illegal attacks on frontline workers is fueling an acute staffing crisis that puts our patients and students at risk. It is time to stand together against the billionaire bullies, whose war against workers is only deepening the affordability crisis that plagues our communities, fomenting fear and division in our neighborhoods, and undermining the basic rights that generations of Americans have fought and died to protect.” - Liz Perlman, AFSCME 3299, Executive Director
"This May Day, working people in New York / across America are rising with one voice to challenge the billionaire stranglehold on our democracy and build a powerful movement for change. This administration is cruelty and chaos, and they don’t care who they’re hurting. We demand a future where the needs of families and communities—not billionaire interests—come first. 100 days into the new administration, we're witnessing unprecedented attacks on our jobs, our rights, and our voice, all the while the wealthy receive more tax breaks. The people had had enough.” Hae-Lin Choi, Political Director CWA District 1, New York, New York
"The billionaire agenda wants us to abandon our neighbors in favor of a future where only the ultra wealthy and political elites profit. The Rising Majority and our communities are mobilizing for May Day because we want a world where it’s workers, students, immigrants, and working class communities who thrive; and a democracy where activists like Mahmoud Khalil can exercise their free speech while advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza or demanding that our government invest in housing, education, and healthcare for all instead of weapons and bombs. On May Day, these attacks will be met with our people power, and we will fight for a real democracy in the U.S. that prioritizes the well being of all people and the planet." - Loan Tran, Co-Director, Rising Majority
More details and full event list are available at maydaystrong.org