Hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S. and globe gathered on May 1, or International Workers Day, also known as May Day, to celebrate the international labor movement and resist the agendas of leaders that they say are attempting to divide the working class by attacking unions and immigrant communities. This year, labor leaders in the U.S. made a national call for May Day actions, building on the momentum of the “Hands Off” rallies earlier in April that drew large crowds in all 50 states. People across the country are mobilizing under the call, “​For the Workers, Not the Billionaires.”

Minnesota’s labor movement is participating in a week of actions hosted by labor unions and immigrants rights groups and have been specifically calling out the Trump administration’s anti-worker, anti-immigrant agenda. We will update this piece throughout the week.