Labor’s May Day Call from Both Sides of the Border
“May Day” is an international signal of distress. When millions marched in the streets of cities across the United States, and hundreds of thousands protested throughout Mexico on May 1, International Workers' Day, they sent out an urgent message to end a system of global competition based on eroding labor rights.
Immigration, Language and Nuestra Himno
Seizing any weapon with which to attack the growing movement for immigrant workers’ rights, the Republican Party and the right wing have found a new gripe: the recording of a Spanish-language version of the United States’ national anthem.
The Voices of Immigrants Must Be Heard
On Monday, May 1, over a million people filled the streets of Los Angeles, with hundreds of thousands more in Chicago, New York, and cities and towns throughout this country.
Two million march in LA for amnesty and equality
On May Day immigrants and their supporters filled the streets of Los Angeles twice in one day -- a huge march downtown, and another through the Wilshire district's Miracle Mile.
'Sí Se Puede' Means 'We Shall Overcome'
The earth is shaking as immigrants rise up around the country with their voices singing 'Sí se puede'--Yes, we can. This uprising is in the best tradition of the American Dream and the civil rights struggle for freedom.
May Day Celebrations to Highlight Immigrant Rights, Global Solidarity
“When you work hard year after year, when you support your family and pay your taxes, when you make your community a better place, then you deserve your rights,” says AFL-CIO's Linda Chavez-Thompson.
Why We Fight for Immigrant Rights
Many workers—union and nonunion—ask why unions support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Why, as one member puts it, are we fighting for the 'illegals who have been taking our jobs'? I remind them of a powerful statement from labor’s past that lives on today: An injury to one is an injury to all.
