AFL-CIO unions organizing big marches in 100 cities May 1st for immigrant and workers rights.

[Better Believe It]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 29, 2011
10:44 AM
CONTACT: Voces de la Frontera / National AFL-CIO
Joe Shanksy [phone]

Voces de la Frontera and National AFL-CIO Prepare for Historic "Wisconsin Solidarity March for Immigrant and Worker Rights"

Nationwide - April 29 - On Sunday, May 1, over 100 cities across the United States will be participating in marches and rallies as part of a national day of action for immigrant and worker rights.

In recognition of Wisconsin’s role as a national battleground state, National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka will be speaking at the May 1 Immigrant and Worker Rights’ state-wide rally at Veteran’s Park in Milwaukee.

In Racine, a Sunday mass will be held in the parking lot of Pick N' Save prior to boarding the bus to Milwaukee, as a show of support from the faith community. The mass will be begin at 11:30 am, at 2210 Rapids Drive.

According to Voces’ Executive Director, “The fight for workers’ rights and immigrant rights are cut of the same cloth. Governor Walker and his corporate backers are targeting all working people – including immigrants – to promote an even greater divide between the haves and have nots and continue their power grab. The only way to defeat these threats is though our unity as working people."

After Wisconsinites turned out in mass numbers against the Governor’s budget attacks on public workers, the country took notice. Voces de la Frontera, which mobilized members to the Capitol in support of collective bargaining rights for public employees, has also organized some of the largest annual May 1 marches in the country and in the state's history, ranging from 30,000-80,000 since 2006.

The May 1 march is driven by the same spirit of activism and commitment that drives working men and women in Wisconsin and around the country, who are now fighting back against similar attacks.

The march will begin at 1:30 pm on Sunday, May 1st, at at the corners of 5th St. and Washington St. Marchers will proceed to Veteran's Park for a 3 pm rally with live music. Free and open to the public.

Buses will be leaving from six cities around Wisconsin. To reserve a seat on the bus, call [phone].

Speakers:

Richard Trumka, President, National AFL-CIO
Mahlon Mitchell, President, Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin
Maricela Aguilar, Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES!)
Phil Neuenfeldt, President, Wisconsin AFL-CIO
Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Executive Director, Voces de la Frontera

For interviews and media appearances prior to the event, please contact the number above.

http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2011/04/29


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May Day Rallies Will Support Workers’ and Immigrant Rights
by James Parks
April 27, 2011

This May Day, working people are rallying across the country to oppose attacks on workers’ rights and immigrant rights. Just as we did on April 4, working people will declare: “Somos Unos—Respeten Nuestros Derechos” or “We Are One—Respect Our Rights.”

Workers’ rights and immigrant rights are connected. CEO-backed politicians are targeting all working people—including immigrants—with their corporate-sponsored political agenda and continuing power grab. In addition to demanding protection for collective bargaining and other workers’ rights, ralliers will call for comprehensive immigration reform and passage of the DREAM Act, which would provide undocumented young people a pathway to legal residency through higher education or service in the military.

Trumka will speak at a march and rally of about 60,000 people in Milwaukee. Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler will address a crowd in Chicago and Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker will join a mass rally in New York City.

Here are some other major rallies planned for May Day:


April, 29 - Wilkes-Barre, PA Don't Make Us Work Until We Die
Join senior citizens, workers, and community activists at a “Don’t Make Us Work ‘Til We Die” event in Wilkes-Barre, PA. where we will challenge Congressman Barletta for his “Yes” vote on the House Republican budget on April 15. This budget plan would turn Medicare over to insurance companies while vastly increasing out-of-pocket costs, slash Medicaid spending by $1.4 tr...

April, 29 - Silver Spring, MD International Workers Day Celebration
Reception with Cultural and Educational Exhibits and Music All activities and food are free.

April, 29 - St. Paul, MN Call to Action Concert - Janis Ian and Tom Paxton
Janis Ian and Tom Paxton Call to Action Concert for Peace and Social Justice.

April, 29 - St Paul, MN Call to Action Concert - Janis Ian and Tom Paxton
Friday, April 29th, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Janis Ian and Tom Paxton Call to Action for Peace and Social Justice: Workers Rights, Women's Rights, Civil Rights, Union Rights, LGBT Rights, Health Care for All, Mental Health Parity Grammy Hall Of Fame member and Grammy winner Janis Ian (Society’s Child, At Seventeen) joins Grammy Lifetime Achievement award winnerTom Pax...

April, 30 - Atlanta, GA Responding to the Jobs Crisis
Keynote presentation on how to create millions of jobs now, by Bill Barclay of the Chicago Political Economy Group and DSA, with discussions by local activists on union organizing and public worker fightback, and organizing unemployed and students. Plus, history of May Day and Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Light refreshments, closing sing-along. Donation requested, ...

April, 30 - Ann Arbor, MI Education Budget Cut Protest
FOR CLARIFICATION: this is NOT a protest against Gov. Snyder as the graduation speaker (who UM picks as a speaker is a pretty trivial issue anyways), this is a protest against his proposed budget cut to education. We are demonstrating at the Michigan Stadium because that is where the governor will be. CALLING ALL CITIZENS... CALLING ALL CITIZENS... CALLING ALL CITIZE...

April, 30 - Silver Spring, MD International Workers Day Celebration
Tour the National Labor College, speakers and exhibits.

April, 30 - Madison, WI 10,000 Motorcycles supporting Wisconsin Workers
10,000 bikers will ride to the capitol on Saturday, April 30th from 1pm - 4pm in support of Wisconsin Workers. Motorcycle entusiasts are an enormous part of Wisconsin culture with over 250,000 motorcycles. More info on Facebook at "10,000 motorcycles". Parade route: Start at Olin-Turville park (West) and Reindahl Park (East) in Madison, WI.

May, 01 - Tucson, AZ May Day March and Rally
May Day March and Rally

May, 01 - Los Angeles, CA May Day March
Labor contact is Sylvia Carranza, who can be reached at [e-mail].

May, 01 - San Francisco, CA international workers day
In 2006 the least secure sector of the american working class, Immigrant workers, responded to HR 4437. This bill would have criminalized workers for being the victims of a selective documentation policy and criminalized those who attempted to organize them to defend their rights as workers. This action brought millions of workers into the streets to protest this anti w...

May, 01 - Atlanta, GA May Day Rally
May Day Rally at Capitol

May, 01 - Chicago, IL Haymarket Bicycle Tour
Meet at the Haymarket Monument near downtown Chicago, a slow-paced ride highlighting many of the labor related area in Chicago, where incidents occurred and leaders from the past lived. We'll ride out to Forest Home (Waldheim) Cemetery where Emma Goldman and many labor leaders from the past are buried. You can return to Chicago on the Blue Line, just a short distanc...

May, 01 - Salem, OR May Day March and Rally
Join CAUSA, partners and allies in celebrating May Day 2011--International Worker's Day. An ecumenical service will start at 10:30 am, followed by a march which will begin at 11:30.

May, 01 - Burlington, WA 24th Annual Farm Worker Solidarity March
10:30 am, Rally in Maiben Park, Burlington, WA. March for approximately 7 miles to Skagit Valley College in Mt Vernon, WA. PRogram at the Duval Pavilian at Skagit Valley College at 1:30 PM. This is the Northwest's longest running farmer worker rights' march.

May, 01 - Santa Cruz, CA REELWORK MayDAy Film "Inside Job"
REELWORK and the Nick Theater will show Academy Award winning documentary "Inside Job" and review by Economist Dr.Jack Rasmus professor at St. Mary's and Santa Clara University. A commemoration of Workers Rights will follow at the Town Clock then followed by a musical perfromances by David Winters AFofM 153 AFL-CIO, Mark Levy AFof M 1000,Jimmy Kelly AFT 6157, and Pat W...

May, 01 - Santa Cruz, CA REELWORK MayDAy Film "Inside Job"
REELWORK and the Nick Theater will show Academy Award winning documentary "Inside Job" and review by Economist Dr.Jack Rasmus professor at St. Mary's and Santa Clara University. A commemoration of Workers Rights will follow at the Town Clock then followed by a musical perfromances by David Winters AFofM 153 AFL-CIO, Mark Levy AFof M 1000,Jimmy Kelly AFT 6157, and Pat W...

May, 01 - Montpelier, VT Health Care March and Rally
March with Senator Bernie Sanders to State Capitol for Single-Payer Health Care.

May, 01 - San Francisco, CA May Day March and Rally
There will be a march from 24th and Mission Streets, beginning at 12 noon, down to Civil Center, where we will rally for immigrant and workers' rights.

May, 01 - San Diego, CA May Day March and Rally
May Day March and Rally

May, 01 - Augusta, ME May 1st Int'l Workers' Day Rally
RALLY May 1st Int'l Workers Day at Augusta Maine's Capitol Park Noon - 5 pm. Gather to tell the Governor and the State House that Workers Rights are Important in Maine. We do not want "training" wages and changes to child labor laws. All employees deserve a fair wage, a safe work environment and to be treated with dignity. Come and bring a sign to show your support of H...

May, 01 - Hightstown, NJ MAY DAY 2011
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR WORKERS’ RIGHTS In Solidarity with the workers movement and recognizing the injustices towards immigrants at a national level, come and enjoy A Multicultural Event and a Symbolic March

May, 01 - Superior, WI May Day Festival
May Day Festival.

May, 01 - South Bend, IN May 1 South Bend Workers Memorial/May Day Events
Labor Day in the Park - May Day Celebration Safety Sunday Fair 12:30 - 4 PM. Family Friendly fun: Fire Dept. Fire House food, fun, music, and hands on safety exhibits.

May, 01 - Santa Rosa, CA May Day March and Rally
A rally at 665 Sebastopol Road, Santa Rosa (Dollar Tree parking lot near Dutton), will begin 1:00 pm, with speakers representing local unions, faith based community, social justice, immigrants rights and environmental organizations. The march will proceed through downtown Santa Rosa to Juilliard Park for a community family picnic with music and entertainment.

May, 01 - Forest Park, IL The Haymarket Martyrs' Monument
Special Guest Liz Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO.

May, 01 - Boston, MA From Cairo to Wisconsin to Massachusetts:Defend All Workers Righ
March and Rally from East Boston Cathedral Square to Everett City Hall to Chelsea.

May, 01 - Virginia, MN May Day Labor Luncheon
Join together with other workers, retirees, and elected officials to celebrate May Day and discuss issues facing working people.

May, 01 - New York, NY May Day Rally
Labor Rights, Immigrant Rights, Jobs for All! Guest Speaker: Arlene Holt-Baker, EVP, AFL-CIO

May, 01 - Roanoke, VA Workers Solidarity Rally
Engraved on the Haymarket Monument in Chicago: THE DAY WILL COME WHEN OUR SILENCE WILL BE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE VOICES YOU ARE THROTTLING TODAY. Truly, history has a lot to teach us about the roots of our radicalism. When we remember that people were shot so we could have the 8-hour day; if we acknowledge that homes with families in them were burned to the gr...

May, 01 - Seattle, WA 11th Annual May Day March
March starts at Judkins Park at 1 PM and goes to Memorial Stadium at Seattle Center.

May, 01 - Madison, WI May Day March
See http://www.uniondetrabajadores.org/?q=en/node/841

May, 01 - Milwaukee, WI May 1 Wisconsin Solidarity March for Immigrant and Workers Right
President Trumka will join Voces de la Frontera for a major rally and march in support of worker and immigrant rights. Marchers will assemble in front of the Voces de la Frontera office at 5th Street and Washington in Milwaukee, march to Veteran's Park. 3 PM rally at Veteran's Park. 4 PM Commemoration of Bayview Tragedy at State Hospital grounds (E Russell Ave at S Supe...

May, 01 - Holyoke, MA Voices of Working People’s History
Dramatic readings ~ lots of songs ~ from people who make history happen but are usually left out of history books ~ with emphasis on Western Mass. voices ~ updated for the working class history happening today! inspired by Howard Zinn. Space is limited! Reserve a seat in advance: by email to [e-mail] or at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179277315455117.

May, 01 - Chillicothe, OH POWER TO THE PEOPLE RALLY
STAND UP FOR OHIO, OEA, ALF-CIO, OUC student organizations and professors, RCI & CCI unions, and others are working shoulder to shoulder to organize this event. Please help us grow the crowd. Our goal is to educate our community about SB5 and Kasich's proposed budget cuts, and to collect signatures for the SB5 referendum. Petitions will be available for Ross, Franklin...

May, 01 - Portland, OR May Day March, Rally and Activities Fair
From Egypt to Wisconsin to Portland, Stop the Attack on the Working Class! Immigrant Rights are Worker Rights! 2 PM Activities Fair, 3 PM Rally, 4 PM March

May, 01 - Philadelphia, PA "The Effect of Gov. Corbett's Budget on African American communities, the Poor and Working People"
"REPORT TO THE PEOPLE - The Effect of Gov. Corbett's Budget on African American communities, the Poor and Working People" P H I L A D E L P H I A A R E A B L A C K R A D I C A L C O N G R E S S P.O. BOX 27423 A 501-C- 3 Organization Radical means getting to the root causes of society's problems and working for root level solu...

May, 01 - Dallas, TX Dallas Texas May Day March 2011
May Day March Dallas 2011 & May Day Solidarity BBQ! (Donations Accepted!) Sunday, May 1, 2011 @ 2:00 PM CDT May Day March 2011 Labor and Student Contingent 646 Main Street Dallas, TX 75202 The Student and Labor Contingent will meet at 2:00 PM CDT at the JFK Memorial Plaza located at 646 Main Street, Dallas, TX 75202. From there we will rally while w...

May, 01 - San Francisco, CA Labor Archives and Research Center's 25th Anniversary Celebratio
A Day of music, poetry, and theatre honoring Bay Area Labor (Bar-b-q and games for the kids, free and open to the public)

May, 01 - Baltimore, MD MAY DAY RALLY
Join Baltimoreans from across the city as we celebrate the workes of our country on this traditional labor day, May 1. Join workers, unions and supporters as we tell our elected officials who the backbone of our economy and our society really is--workers and the unions that gave us the middle class. Bring your own sign. Enjoy speeches, music, open mike.

May, 01 - St Paul, MN May Day March and Rally
We will be marching from the cathedral to the state capitol for immigrant and workers rights.

May, 03 - Harrisburg, PA Rally for a responsible budget
Rally against an isane budget that gives tax breaks for business and takes away from education, healthcare and services we depend on. Rally against Tom Corporate Corbett!

May, 06 - Brooklyn, NY Rally to Stop Budget Cuts, Union Workers Solidarity
STOP SCHOOL BUDGET CUTS! Because of Mayor Bloomberg’s cuts, our schools have already suffered: • Higher class sizes • Fewer after school programs • Cuts in basic educational supplies and services Now the state legislature has made further cuts, and Mayor Bloomberg is calling for layoffs. Both the Mayor and State Senator Marty Golden oppose renewal of a Mill...

For more details on the above actions go to http://local.we-r-1.org/weareone/events/upcoming and click on the individual event link.

http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/04/27/may-day-rallies-will-support-workers-and-immigrant-rights/

Please keep this kicked so the maximum number of DU'ers will be alerted to these events. And e-mail and call your friends and other activists about these events! Thanks. BBI

[sakabatou]

1. Be prepared for little or no attention from the MSM

We've seen it before between the pro-war and anti-war rallies, Democrats vs. Tea Party rallies.

[Better Believe It]

2. So what?

We're not in the streets to impress the capitalist media.

Whatever news coverage we get in the corporate mass media is a bonus.

The success of a labor protest has never been determined by the amount of favorable and glowing coverage working people and our organizations get in corporate media. Expect none and get none.

[proud patriot]

3. +1

[blondeatlast]

10. Exactly. nt

[blondeatlast]

4. Always happy to find an excuse to go to Tucson! thanks and k/r. nt

[iwishiwas]

5. K and R.

[socialist_n_TN]

6. Damn. I don't see one in Nashville........

Kick anyway for awareness.

[Starry Messenger]

7. k&r

[socialist_n_TN]

8. BAck to the front!

For awareness!

BTW, I think it's SO cool that the old conservative AFL-CIO is doing the May Day thing. In the past they've run SCREAMING away from anything even SORT of connected to the classic Reds of the past. Maybe they're developing a little militancy. It's about fucking time.

[socialist_n_TN]

9. RECLAIM MAY DAY...........

Viva Dia de Mayo!

[Keith Bee]

12. Sam Malone?

I don't think they're gonna revive that series. :banghead:

[socialist_n_TN]

14. Who?

At least it gets it back to the front page.

[Better Believe It]

11. Kick

[leftstreet]

13. K&R