May Day Rally posters
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Scheduled Events
Details confirmed as of Sat, April 26th
MAY DAY EVENTS (alphabetical by location)
MAY 1, 4:00-5:30PM – #AuburnME Join us on the Longley Bridge, Court St, Auburn. May Day – We Support Workers, Not #Oligarchs! May Day commemorates the struggles of workers and labor unions. Oligarchs want dominance over #WorkersRights. www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/780295/
MAY 1, Thur 12-1:30PM – #AugustaME Between Maine State House & Cross Building, Capitol St. May Day Call – join forces to confront issues facing workers in America and the world.
MAY 1, Thur 3-4PM – #BathME Sagadahoc County Meet at the ramp to sidewalk on Bath side of Sagadahoc Bridge. #IndivisibilityBrigade. Celebrate and support workers & #unions. Volunteer organized for #MayDayStrong https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/780697/
MAY 1, Thur 5-7:00PM – #BridgtonME Shorey Park, Main St & Highland St. May Day Strong – We are the Many. Worker's Rights are #HumanRights! #StopTheBillionaireTakeover. www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/781449/
MAY 1, Thur 12-1:00PM - #BrunswickME Main Street in Front of the Tontine Mall,143 Maine Street. Weekly Vigil for Peace – Join #PeaceWorks of Greater Brunswick, as they call for permanent #ceasefire in #Gaza
MAY 1, Thur 4-5:00PM – #FarmingtonME Farmington Post Office, 196 Main Street. Weekly Stand-Out: A weekly stand-out by the people of Farmington.
MAY 1, Thur 8-10:00AM – #FreeportME Corner of Main & School Streets. May Day Strong – We are the Many. Worker's Rights are Human Rights! Stop the billionaire takeover.
#PineTreeActivism Calendar
Scheduled Events
Details confirmed as of Sat, April 26th
APR 29, Tue 3:00PM ET – Webinar, Join from Anywhere #MayDaySecurityProtocols – #MayDayStrong encourages people to conduct your own marshal and de-escalation training using the people power of trusted orgs & activists in your networks. Register for #MayDay Security Protocols: https://bit.ly/maydaysecure
APR 29, Tues 7:00PM ET – #Webinar, Join from Anywhere #ACLU #Know YourRightsTraining – It is important for those resisting and protesting to know your rights. Register for ACLU Know Your Rights webinar: https://bit.ly/MayDayKYR
APR 30, Wed 10-11AM (& every Wed) – #BridgtonME, U.S. 302 & Maine 117. Lake Region Indivisible. Peaceful, Solidarity Protest Join us every Wednesday in Solidarity for this Peaceful Protest in Bridgton https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/778849/
APR 30, Wed 11-12noon (& every Wed) – #DamariscottaME Damariscotta-Newcastle Bridge, US Bus Rt 1, Main St. By the Community, For the Community Rally – started by four women with the courage to stand up, this inspiring rally grows in size every week.
APR 30, Wed 12-12:30PM (& every Wed) – #BangorME 6 State St, “near the crosswalk & the 6 State St. Building” #PEACE & #CEASEFIRE In #Gaza - Weekly vigil hosted by #PeaceAndJusticeCenter of Eastern Maine: https://www.peacectr.org/
APR 30, Wed 12-2:30PM – #AugustaME 21 Gabriel Dr, Augusta, Maine Veterans Issues Press Conf & Worker Roundtable with AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler - conversation at the intersection of #VeteransAdvocacy and #WorkersRights: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/780990/
APR 30, Wed 6-7PM (& every Wed) – Virtual Event -Join from anywhere Team ENOUGH (for young people under 26) a youth-led program whose mission is to educate young voices about #GunViolence and mobilize them to take meaningful action against it. Supported by #BradyUnited: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/751813/
‘I didn’t eat or sleep’: a Meta moderator on his breakdown after seeing beheadings and child abuse
Solomon says the scale and depravity of what he was exposed to was far darker than he had ever imagined
Meta faces Ghana lawsuits over impact of extreme content on moderators
#meta #workersrights #workerExpoitation #extremism #laborrights #africa #contentmoderation #ptsd #mentalhealth
The Guardian · ‘I didn’t eat or sleep’: a Meta moderator on his breakdown after seeing beheadings and child abuse
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The real #GreenNewDeal from the #GreenParty will tackle #climatechange in a decade while protecting human #economic rights to #housing, #healthcare, #education & more... unlike the #Dems' plans.
Demand more, demand a real #GND!
@Lady Izdihar The Red Scare wasn't about protecting democracy. It was about silencing labor organizers and other "subversives." And it's still happening today. #workersrights #corporategreed
Unions Cheer After Judge Halts #Trump Order on Federal Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights
"Today's court order is a victory for federal employees, their union rights, and the #American people they serve," said the head of the National Treasury Employees Union.
from #CommonDreams
Jessica Corbett
Apr 25, 2025
"Labor unions representing federal workers celebrated on Friday after a U.S. district judge blocked President Donald Trump's March executive order intended to strip the collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of government employees."
Common Dreams · Unions Cheer After Judge Halts Trump Order on Federal Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights | Common DreamsLabor unions representing federal workers celebrated after a U.S. district judge blocked President Donald Trump's March executive order intended to strip the collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of government employees.
Former Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su reports (!) on an email sent to all DOL staff
warning of "potential criminal penalties" (!!) for communicating about work operations to the media, on social media, in emails and texts, or even "informal conversation" (!!!)"
-D Dayen
#Fascism #WorkersRights #Rights #TrumpRegime #DOL #USPol https://prospect.org/labor/2025-04-25-worker-rights-threatened-department-of-labor/
The American Prospect · Worker Rights Threatened at the Department of LaborElon Musk and Donald Trump want to make federal employees miserable on the job. Their latest trick: threaten criminal penalties for exercising free speech.
Trump Promised American Jobs.
Why Are These Truck Jobs Going To Mexico?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32PlRlNXaSM
Trump promised to save American jobs. Mack Trucks is calling his bluff. Mack announced it’s building a new plant in Mexico, and laying off 350 U.S. workers...
Worker Rights Threatened at the Department of Labor
https://prospect.org/labor/2025-04-25-worker-rights-threatened-department-of-labor/
Elon Musk and Donald Trump want to make federal employees miserable on the job. Their latest trick: threaten criminal penalties for exercising free speech.
A stocktake of all the policies rolling back workers’ rights in New Zealand
— by Max Rashbrooke
The Spinoff · A stocktake of all the policies rolling back workers’ rights in New Zealand
𓅠 Mental health experts concerned about Coalition plan to scrap workers’ right to disconnect
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/24/mental-health-experts-concerned-about-coalition-plan-to-scrap-workers-right-to-disconnect
Michaelia Cash can fuck right off and go back to hiding behind a whiteboard.
The Guardian · Mental health experts concerned about Coalition plan to scrap workers’ right to disconnect
May Day isn’t just history—it’s a warning siren and a rallying cry. Born from protest, built by workers, and led by immigrants, it’s a day of resistance we still need.
Find or host an event near you: https://www.newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/call-to-action-find-a-may-day-event
#MayDay #WorkersRights #PeoplePower
#NDAs can silence victims of #abuse & harassment.
Let's change this! 
Sign the #petition to ensure the Employment Rights Bill bans NDAs in cases of misconduct.
#StrongerTogether #HumanRights
#StopAbusiveNDAs #WorkersRights #EmploymentRightsBill https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-employers-covering-up-abuse-1?source=twitter_share_button&utm_campaign=blast105519&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=twitter&share=1b81f491-a046-4af5-80aa-fc82f837b97c via @38degrees 
38 DegreesStop employers covering up abuseHey! Do you remember the Harvey Weinstein case? Non Disclosure Agreements silenced victims of abuse - and it's not just happening in Hollywood. They're used in the UK to cover up all kinds of misconduct, too. But there’s a law going through Parliament right now which could help change this! Sign the petition to show you support a ban on abusive NDAs:
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Florida’s answer to a labor shortage? Rolling back child labor protections.
Kids shouldn’t be exploited to fill economic gaps. But that’s exactly what Florida lawmakers are pushing for.
This is what happens when workers’ rights—and children’s rights—are treated as disposable.
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