[WSMDiscuss] In the US : May Day General Strike, A Strong Beginning To An Ongoing Campaign (Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance)

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In the US :

May Day General Strike, A Strong Beginning To An Ongoing Campaign

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance

May 1, 2020

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On May Day, the first day of an ongoing day of General Strike <https://popularresistance.org/may-day-militancy-needed-to-create-the-economy-we-need/> [in the US], there were actions all over the country supporting workers at  Amazon, Walmart, Target, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, FedEx, Shipt and Instacart calling protective gear and hazard pay for essential workers. There were also demands for systemic changes like national improved Medicare for all, a universal basic income, and a green new deal (see the graphics of the demands of the General Strike below).

The strike required creativity on the part of participants because of the coronavirus pandemic, the physical distancing, and stay at home orders but people found ways to express their messages using a variety of tactics. There will be a General Strike national day of action on the first of every month so we need to learn from each other’s creativity and find new ways to protest. People organized car-avans, picket lines with their cars, bike protests, banner drops, die-ins, blocking roads with their cars, boycotts, and labor strikes. People used social media to tell their stories.

The General Strike campaign will be ongoing for the foreseeable future with the goal of impacting the national political agenda. We expect the campaign to continue after the election so whoever is the next president will see mobilized people making demands for transformational changes involving healthcare <https://popularresistance.org/decade-of-transformation-health-care/>, economic fairness <https://popularresistance.org/the-decade-of-transformation-is-here-remaking-the-economy-for-the-people/>, foreign <https://popularresistance.org/the-decade-of-transformation-remake-international-relations/> and environmental policy <https://popularresistance.org/the-decade-of-transformation-being-in-balance-with-nature/>.

Despite the pandemic, advocacy continues. We need to change the political narrative. We encourage everyone reading this to forward this article, retweet some of the tweets or use social media to share stories about the General Strike. The first day of this campaign was a strong start on which we must build a multi-month movement. While we will be striking the first day of each month, every day we can each take action to impact the political narrative. In this era of mass media, we must consciously become the media and take intentional action every day to get our message out. And, when workers go on strike we can support them with boycott’s and showing our support.

Below are tweets from around the country that show some of the actions people took and the demands people are making. You will find graphics for all of the demands here <https://popularresistance.org/generalstrike2020-how-to-participate-on-the-may-day-launch/>.

#GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>: How To Participate On The May Day Launch – https://t.co/7AstvkHtL8 <https://t.co/7AstvkHtL8> https://t.co/KW39XS88ZN <https://t.co/KW39XS88ZN> via @PopResistance <https://twitter.com/PopResistance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>
— Katherine Schock (@rswkate) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/rswkate/status/1256359715614973954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

A May Day Action to Unite Us All #peoplesbailout <https://twitter.com/hashtag/peoplesbailout?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> https://t.co/N2IbvUcpzx <https://t.co/N2IbvUcpzx> via @YouTube <https://twitter.com/YouTube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>
— #HowieHawkins2020 #CoupMilwuakee (@youngbards101) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/youngbards101/status/1256336471734104065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

We center love and we ally ourselves with ALL victims of imperialism. #GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #WeSustainTheWorld <https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeSustainTheWorld?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #SostenemosAlMundo <https://twitter.com/hashtag/SostenemosAlMundo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #MayDay2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #InternationalWorkersDay <https://twitter.com/hashtag/InternationalWorkersDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #Lenin150 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lenin150?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/vZhPGyA865 <https://t.co/vZhPGyA865>
— The Red Nation (@The_Red_Nation) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/The_Red_Nation/status/1256316906744745984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Safe civil disobedience demonstrated.#GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#MedicareForAll <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MedicareForAll?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #PeoplesBailout <https://twitter.com/hashtag/PeoplesBailout?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/5irlJ5H1LG <https://t.co/5irlJ5H1LG>
— Bob McWan (@BobMcMurray5) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/BobMcMurray5/status/1256323068416323584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

It’s May Day – international workers day.

Brave workers are these companies are on strike:
➡️ Amazon
➡️ Trader Joe’s
➡️ Instacart
➡️ Whole Foods
➡️ Target

Their demands center around workplace safety under COVID-19.

Stand with workers. Do not shop at these companies today.

— Becca Rast (@BeccaRast) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/BeccaRast/status/1256179842648768512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Essential workers for Amazon, Instacart and others banded together on #MayDay <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> for PPE and hazard pay.

One of them was Christian Smalls, who was fired by Amazon after protesting for better safety conditions. He led a protest outside one of its NYC warehouses. pic.twitter.com/YBacMxfqcJ <https://t.co/YBacMxfqcJ>
— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1256301834173648897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Maybe instead of just clapping, you should give your workers paid sick leave. #YourWorkersMyFamily <https://twitter.com/hashtag/YourWorkersMyFamily?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #CoronaStrike <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CoronaStrike?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #EssentialNotSacrificial <https://twitter.com/hashtag/EssentialNotSacrificial?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/fOXzDgB1Kv <https://t.co/fOXzDgB1Kv>
— Rhymes With Ferret (@rhwbarrett) April 28, 2020 <https://twitter.com/rhwbarrett/status/1255279575799599104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Today for MAY DAY! Join unions demanding safer working conditions and #BOYCOTT <https://twitter.com/hashtag/BOYCOTT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @amazon <https://twitter.com/amazon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @wholefoods <https://twitter.com/WholeFoods?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>@traderjoes <https://twitter.com/traderjoes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @Instacart <https://twitter.com/Instacart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @Target <https://twitter.com/Target?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @Shipt <https://twitter.com/Shipt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @FedEx <https://twitter.com/FedEx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @Walmart <https://twitter.com/Walmart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>!#Solidarity <https://twitter.com/hashtag/Solidarity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> A better future is possible. #GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #EssentialWorkersDay <https://twitter.com/hashtag/EssentialWorkersDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @TraderJoesUnion <https://twitter.com/TraderJoesUnion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @AMZNforClimate <https://twitter.com/AMZNforClimate?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/yMSC5fc3ff <https://t.co/yMSC5fc3ff>
— Extinction Rebellion SF Bay Area (@xrsfbay) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/xrsfbay/status/1256288120108007424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Workers at major companies have planed a #MayDay <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> strike, accusing their employers of covering up the scale of the #COVID19 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> outbreak in their workplace and failing to provide them with protective equipment. Don’t cross the #GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> picket line! https://t.co/lSzE3ChNuF <https://t.co/lSzE3ChNuF>
— Roosevelt Forward (@RooseveltFwd) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/RooseveltFwd/status/1256274687455354882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

In #Atlanta <https://twitter.com/hashtag/Atlanta?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>, the #MayDay2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> car caravan has formed a picket line outside of a local Target in support of @TGTWorkersUnite <https://twitter.com/TGTWorkersUnite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> call for strike action. #AmazonStrike <https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmazonStrike?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #MayDayStrike <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDayStrike?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/B10asAW3iT <https://t.co/B10asAW3iT>
— It’s Going Down (@IGD_News) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/IGD_News/status/1256290564397502467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Guillotine at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta for #MayDay <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> during a union and community organization led car caravan protest. pic.twitter.com/dXRlqDjSZY <https://t.co/dXRlqDjSZY>
— Atlanta IWW (@IWWatl) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/IWWatl/status/1256265071392706560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Happy May Day! Here’s a thread of photos from today’s general strike in Atlanta! #GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #EveryHumanIsEssential <https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryHumanIsEssential?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #MayDay <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #PPEshortage <https://twitter.com/hashtag/PPEshortage?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/7Q8Vhi4P8J <https://t.co/7Q8Vhi4P8J>
— depressed and dangerous (@MarquisEaly) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/MarquisEaly/status/1256300417127981057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Happy May Day! #GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #MayDay2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> https://t.co/nKls6l10XP <https://t.co/nKls6l10XP>
— depressed and dangerous (@MarquisEaly) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/MarquisEaly/status/1256273114310344705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

#UCWGA <https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCWGA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#MayDay2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#EveryHumanIsEssential <https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryHumanIsEssential?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#HigherEdWorksBecauseWeDo <https://twitter.com/hashtag/HigherEdWorksBecauseWeDo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/SmFXV5gLNo <https://t.co/SmFXV5gLNo>
— UCWGA-UGA (@UcwgaUGA) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/UcwgaUGA/status/1256300564943642628?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

@bwitanek <https://twitter.com/bwitanek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @bootsriley <https://twitter.com/BootsRiley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> May Day Caravan Elizabeth, NJ We Demand Safe working conditions for all workers! NO WORK without PPE! Free all Detainees and parole all non-violent offenders! Sick Pay for ALL! Cancel rent & mortgages! #MayDay2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #CoronaStrike <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CoronaStrike?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>https://t.co/r9rchK0jBA <https://t.co/r9rchK0jBA>
— Diane Moxley (@diane_moxley) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/diane_moxley/status/1256336819836223488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

#FreeThemAll <https://twitter.com/hashtag/FreeThemAll?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #InmatesMatter <https://twitter.com/hashtag/InmatesMatter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> March today in Frankfort, KY. #MayDay2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #FreeThemAll4PublicHealth <https://twitter.com/hashtag/FreeThemAll4PublicHealth?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #AbolitionNOW <https://twitter.com/hashtag/AbolitionNOW?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @REFORM <https://twitter.com/REFORM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @ShowUp4RJ <https://twitter.com/ShowUp4RJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @PWGRCC <https://twitter.com/PWGRCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @KentuckyPrison <https://twitter.com/KentuckyPrison?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @OnthePrisonLine <https://twitter.com/OnthePrisonLine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/EfiMNATJJk <https://t.co/EfiMNATJJk>
— Francesca (@Frankie_M88) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/Frankie_M88/status/1256348373768175621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Women workers of the world unite! 👊🏾💥 Women’s work is essential work.

Happy #InternationalWorkersDay <https://twitter.com/hashtag/InternationalWorkersDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>! #WomenAreEssential <https://twitter.com/hashtag/WomenAreEssential?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/ZfkFomgJKZ <https://t.co/ZfkFomgJKZ>
— 🔺 AF3IRM Hawaiʻi 💜⚔️ (@af3irmhawaii) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/af3irmhawaii/status/1256309162159378432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

ICE is putting people in detention at great risk of exposure to coronavirus! Today healthcare professionals and family members who have loved ones in detention gathered outside BTC, a for-profit detention center, to demand that all people in detention are freed!#FreeThemAll <https://twitter.com/hashtag/FreeThemAll?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/l8HehMOeBk <https://t.co/l8HehMOeBk>
— Thomas Kennedy (@tomaskenn) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/tomaskenn/status/1256259878751895552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

#MayDay2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> @hwanola <https://twitter.com/hwanola?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> car and bike rally in New Orleans #GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #HealthCareForAll <https://twitter.com/hashtag/HealthCareForAll?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #IncomeForAll <https://twitter.com/hashtag/IncomeForAll?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #AbolishICE <https://twitter.com/hashtag/AbolishICE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #WorkersBeforeProfit <https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorkersBeforeProfit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #FreeThemAll <https://twitter.com/hashtag/FreeThemAll?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #BlackLivesMatter <https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/eHxjMO93vz <https://t.co/eHxjMO93vz>
— 350NewOrleans (@350NewOrleans) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/350NewOrleans/status/1256357984998957062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Our people are dying. And on this #MayDay <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> caravan, we have now arrived in Times Square to demand that the pain and death be seen, as we demand a #Recovery4All <https://twitter.com/hashtag/Recovery4All?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>. pic.twitter.com/Bhz5KCN1bH <https://t.co/Bhz5KCN1bH>
— Make the Road NY 🦋 (@MaketheRoadNY) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/MaketheRoadNY/status/1256246870776692738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

TOMORROW we kick off #GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>. No work, no rent, no shopping! No lives sacrificed for corporate profits!#MayDay2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #StrikeForOurLives <https://twitter.com/hashtag/StrikeForOurLives?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #CoronaStrike <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CoronaStrike?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #PeopleOverProfit <https://twitter.com/hashtag/PeopleOverProfit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/3vKdDIDjPP <https://t.co/3vKdDIDjPP>
— Extinction Rebellion Philadelphia (@xrphilly) April 30, 2020 <https://twitter.com/xrphilly/status/1255960040328114181?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

We at @LALabor <https://twitter.com/LALabor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> joined the car caravan today in support of Amazon Worker Alliance and the Amazon workers at the Hawthorne facility on #MayDay2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>. Essential workers at Amazon facilities are heroes risking their safety in this time and they deserve protection. #ProtectAmazonWorkers <https://twitter.com/hashtag/ProtectAmazonWorkers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/PfCoFz4bgq <https://t.co/PfCoFz4bgq>
— Ron Herrera (@RonHerrera_396) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/RonHerrera_396/status/1256275757925429248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Happy MAY DAY! There are many ways to show your support for striking workers today. See this great guide for info on how to get involved: https://t.co/TE7qDLGhWq <https://t.co/TE7qDLGhWq>#GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #RentStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/RentStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #CoronaStrike <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CoronaStrike?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/lSlxWqyImn <https://t.co/lSlxWqyImn>
— Extinction Rebellion SF Bay Area (@xrsfbay) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/xrsfbay/status/1256281788797775872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Rolling through May Day Caravan! Enough of corporate bailouts, we need a #PeoplesBailout <https://twitter.com/hashtag/PeoplesBailout?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>, protections for workers and our undocumented communities! #CloseTheCamps <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CloseTheCamps?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #CancelRent <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CancelRent?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #CancelMortgages <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CancelMortgages?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #CancelPGE <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CancelPGE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/OVvE1rEhWe <https://t.co/OVvE1rEhWe>
— PODERSF (@PODERSF) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/PODERSF/status/1256290272624865280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

The May Day on the Bay car caravan has since grown to several hundred vehicles, all headed up Broadway to the Oakland Police Station on 6th St. #MayDay2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #StrikeForOurLives <https://twitter.com/hashtag/StrikeForOurLives?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #NoRent <https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoRent?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #CoronaStrike <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CoronaStrike?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/KZCXjUf0jo <https://t.co/KZCXjUf0jo>
— Sarah Belle Lin (@SarahBelleLin) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/SarahBelleLin/status/1256293144913571840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

We’ve had the privilege to work at home these last several weeks, so it’s our responsibility to do all we can to advocate for our friends and family on the frontlines #yourworkersourfamily <https://twitter.com/hashtag/yourworkersourfamily?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #EssentialWorkers <https://twitter.com/hashtag/EssentialWorkers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #mayday <https://twitter.com/hashtag/mayday?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #CoronaStrike <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CoronaStrike?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #GeneralStrike <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #rentstrike <https://twitter.com/hashtag/rentstrike?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #cancelrent <https://twitter.com/hashtag/cancelrent?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/dOHvkgvTHV <https://t.co/dOHvkgvTHV>
— Rona *Let’s Build the World We Want* Fernandez (@ronagirl) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/ronagirl/status/1256290554918273024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Rolling through May Day Caravan! Enough of corporate bailouts, we need a #PeoplesBailout <https://twitter.com/hashtag/PeoplesBailout?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>, protections for workers and our undocumented communities! #CloseTheCamps <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CloseTheCamps?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #CancelRent <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CancelRent?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #CancelMortgages <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CancelMortgages?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #CancelPGE <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CancelPGE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/OVvE1rEhWe <https://t.co/OVvE1rEhWe>
— PODERSF (@PODERSF) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/PODERSF/status/1256290272624865280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

People’s Strike Bay Area organizer Noura Khouri introduces the People’s Strike at Port of Oakland on May Day. “This capitalist system does not exist without our labor. We want to make sure we’re the ones determining our future.” #MayDay2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #StrikeForOurLives <https://twitter.com/hashtag/StrikeForOurLives?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/DRADQAvHZ5 <https://t.co/DRADQAvHZ5>
— Sarah Belle Lin (@SarahBelleLin) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/SarahBelleLin/status/1256274474216722433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Trent Willis, president of ILWU Local 10 Team, highlights the movement (or lack thereof) of today’s strike at the Port of Oakland on May Day at the Bay. “Together, all together, we will not be moved. Just like this cargo.” #MayDay2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #StrikeForOurLives <https://twitter.com/hashtag/StrikeForOurLives?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/Ewocwbc98b <https://t.co/Ewocwbc98b>
— Sarah Belle Lin (@SarahBelleLin) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/SarahBelleLin/status/1256279448808075265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Happy MAY DAY! There are many ways to show your support for striking workers today. See this great guide for info on how to get involved: https://t.co/TE7qDLGhWq <https://t.co/TE7qDLGhWq>#GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #RentStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/RentStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #CoronaStrike <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CoronaStrike?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/lSlxWqyImn <https://t.co/lSlxWqyImn>
— Extinction Rebellion SF Bay Area (@xrsfbay) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/xrsfbay/status/1256281788797775872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

@chrisinthelou <https://twitter.com/chrisinthelou?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>, St. Louis-area grocery store worker, says: “in addition to striking, staying home, and withholding from shopping on Friday, May 1, I ask you to mourn…the 54,000 people that are no longer with us. Strike for their lives.” #CoronaStrike <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CoronaStrike?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/HT68kWjAWb <https://t.co/HT68kWjAWb>
— #YourWorkersMyFamily (@YWMForg) April 28, 2020 <https://twitter.com/YWMForg/status/1255159376752652288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

#Mayday <https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mayday?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> protest banner. A few activists wearing masks—for health reasons—took on workers issues in Wash DC to demand #HealthcareForAll <https://twitter.com/hashtag/HealthcareForAll?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #DebtRelief <https://twitter.com/hashtag/DebtRelief?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> a #GreenEconomy <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreenEconomy?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> and #RescueWorkersNotCorporations <https://twitter.com/hashtag/RescueWorkersNotCorporations?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> There was also a bike ride protest. A shutdown order kept protest numbers low. pic.twitter.com/lSNUpRglNb <https://t.co/lSNUpRglNb>
— DCMediaGroup (@DCMediaGroup) May 2, 2020 <https://twitter.com/DCMediaGroup/status/1256389968336949254?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

It was an honor to join @ShutDown_DC <https://twitter.com/ShutDown_DC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> today to fight for a just #COVID <https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> recovery, a #PeoplesBailout <https://twitter.com/hashtag/PeoplesBailout?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>, and #ClimateJustice <https://twitter.com/hashtag/ClimateJustice?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>! #ShutDownDC <https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShutDownDC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #MayDay <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/3RtPllQ4Vn <https://t.co/3RtPllQ4Vn>
— CCAN Action Fund (@CCANActionFund) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/CCANActionFund/status/1256304746429919239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Happening Now: Mayday bike protest in Wash DC over corporate bailouts. Riders want rent deferments and food distribution. Employment dropped this week to Great Depression era levels as 30 million Americans have filed jobless claims. #BailoutPeopleNotCorporations <https://twitter.com/hashtag/BailoutPeopleNotCorporations?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #PeoplesBailout <https://twitter.com/hashtag/PeoplesBailout?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/oGxqGxCX5K <https://t.co/oGxqGxCX5K>
— DCMediaGroup (@DCMediaGroup) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/DCMediaGroup/status/1256296466689265671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

#IAmEssential <https://twitter.com/hashtag/IAmEssential?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> literature has been posted around Washington, DC. The goal of the flyers is to sway the public by advocating on behalf of workers who’ve been hampered during the COVID-19 lockdown and pandemic. #ShutDownDC <https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShutDownDC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/hwBh22aHaT <https://t.co/hwBh22aHaT>
— DCnewsvideo (@DCnewsvideo) May 2, 2020 <https://twitter.com/DCnewsvideo/status/1256393068095377413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

#BLACKTRADESMEN <https://twitter.com/hashtag/BLACKTRADESMEN?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> SUPPORTS WORKERS RIGHT TO STRIKE! #GENERALSTRIKE2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GENERALSTRIKE2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #ESSENTIALWORKERS <https://twitter.com/hashtag/ESSENTIALWORKERS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> 👷🏿‍♂️👷🏿‍♀️💪🏿✊🏿 pic.twitter.com/zJBSbh9rnH <https://t.co/zJBSbh9rnH>
— BLACKTRADESMEN.US (@blacktradesmen) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/blacktradesmen/status/1256354974734245888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

A friendly reminder to not cross the “picket lines” today, and in the days (& weeks) to come as essential workers demand greater protections.#GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #EssentialWorkersDay <https://twitter.com/hashtag/EssentialWorkersDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #MayDayStrike <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDayStrike?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/lBiH3CMuZQ <https://t.co/lBiH3CMuZQ>
— MK (@MKLiebmann) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/MKLiebmann/status/1256356195201191937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Our local post office called today and asked me to pick up our last 2 weeks of mail as it had overflowed our box.

When I brought up my worries of going to the post office during a pandemic they said they would be happy to deliver it all to our home.#USPS_is_essential <https://twitter.com/hashtag/USPS_is_essential?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #USPS <https://twitter.com/hashtag/USPS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/7ghsCogzLY <https://t.co/7ghsCogzLY>
— Steven Cotterill (@socialiststeve6) April 29, 2020 <https://twitter.com/socialiststeve6/status/1255385024532295680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Don’t buy or consume any meat #MayDay2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> in solidarity with the meat packers in #Iowa <https://twitter.com/hashtag/Iowa?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #Indiana <https://twitter.com/hashtag/Indiana?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #NorthDakota <https://twitter.com/hashtag/NorthDakota?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> https://t.co/qX0PB1O03F <https://t.co/qX0PB1O03F>
— FM (@lily_oh_lily_) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/lily_oh_lily_/status/1256343175431483392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

These are crimes against humanity😠

This has to be a strike to the finish!
Solidarity Forever ✊#MayDay2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>
👉 4,400 Meatpackers Have COVID – Trump Relaxes OSHA Meatpacking Rules – GOP Govs Block Unemployment for Meatpackers https://t.co/pOXKRCvu6M <https://t.co/pOXKRCvu6M>
— polchinello 🌏🌎🌍⌛ (@donahuejm) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/donahuejm/status/1256277034373963779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

✊🏽❤️ https://t.co/oWRxAw6L8O <https://t.co/oWRxAw6L8O>
— Rona *Let’s Build the World We Want* Fernandez (@ronagirl) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/ronagirl/status/1256294939383586816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Have you seen anything more beautiful!? From Carbondale: she is beauty she is grace! Happy #mayday <https://twitter.com/hashtag/mayday?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>! #RentStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/RentStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #GeneralStrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeneralStrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #5DemandsNot1Less <https://twitter.com/hashtag/5DemandsNot1Less?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #HomesForAll <https://twitter.com/hashtag/HomesForAll?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #FreeThemAll <https://twitter.com/hashtag/FreeThemAll?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/wDBTxeqxWm <https://t.co/wDBTxeqxWm>
— 5 Demands Global (@5demandsglobal) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/5demandsglobal/status/1256359988156665856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

These SF members have been living and fighting the housing affordability crisis for years. @GavinNewsom <https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> the only just response to the escalation in the crisis caused by #COVID19 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> is to #CancelRents <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CancelRents?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> and #CancelMortgages <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CancelMortgages?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>! We deserve #HomesForAll <https://twitter.com/hashtag/HomesForAll?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> and a #DebtFreeFuture <https://twitter.com/hashtag/DebtFreeFuture?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>! pic.twitter.com/F2mT6DDbW5 <https://t.co/F2mT6DDbW5>
— CausaJusta (@CausaJusta1) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/CausaJusta1/status/1256277964678770688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Members of @TakeBackTheBX <https://twitter.com/TakeBackTheBX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> just came riding down our block with megaphones to show support of our rent strike, and gave out food and masks to people in need on our block! 🗣✊🏾💕 #CancelRent <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CancelRent?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/8XSyhpS4fU <https://t.co/8XSyhpS4fU>
— TS Butch Queen ⚧️ (@ThatBoyYouLike) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/ThatBoyYouLike/status/1256299869611974657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

#rent <https://twitter.com/hashtag/rent?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #strike <https://twitter.com/hashtag/strike?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #rentstrike <https://twitter.com/hashtag/rentstrike?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #rentstrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/rentstrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #generalstrike2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/generalstrike2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #cancelrent <https://twitter.com/hashtag/cancelrent?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #may <https://twitter.com/hashtag/may?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #mayday <https://twitter.com/hashtag/mayday?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #may1st <https://twitter.com/hashtag/may1st?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/PulNjnHyxZ <https://t.co/PulNjnHyxZ>
— Zoe Pavlichenko (@zoeymimosa) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/zoeymimosa/status/1256283628406882304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

I spy some truth from my window. #CancelRent <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CancelRent?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #NYC <https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/CSN2d7lp9A <https://t.co/CSN2d7lp9A>
— Leon 🦦 (@iamleonmallett) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/iamleonmallett/status/1256209909647106048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

Happy #MayDay2020 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/MayDay2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>! We are thankful to all our workers today, but especially grateful to our #EssentialWorkers <https://twitter.com/hashtag/EssentialWorkers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> on the frontlines! #CancelRent <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CancelRent?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #DebtFreeFuture <https://twitter.com/hashtag/DebtFreeFuture?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> #CancelPGE <https://twitter.com/hashtag/CancelPGE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> pic.twitter.com/qt38UHHspz <https://t.co/qt38UHHspz>
— PODERSF (@PODERSF) May 1, 2020 <https://twitter.com/PODERSF/status/1256280877535035392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>