The Food Chain Workers Alliance, a national coalition of workers organized across the food system and the Service Employees International Union - Service Workers West (SEIU USWW) have announced a May 1st General Strike. The day of no work, school, or shopping, #May1Strike - #ShutItDownMay1, is designed to express the collective power of the country’s most marginalized workers to stop the relentless attacks of the Trump administration and its allies in corporate America.
On this international day of action, we strike for dignified jobs for all. We strike because we do not accept exclusion based on religion, race, gender identity, class, or immigration status. We invite all marginalized people, their networks, and their allies to join in. On May Day, work for no one, buy nothing, and don't go to school. Come out to the streets to demonstrate our unity and collective power. Pledge to strike with us by joining this event.
To learn more about actions in your area, our rapid response network, how to grow the strike, visit May1Strike.Org
Many thanks to Jason Kotch for the production of this video and Diana Sierra for the translation into Spanish for the subtitles. You can contact Jason at asonkotoch@gmail.com if you are interested in his work. Learn more about Pioneer Valley Workers Center at pvworkerscenter.org.