12 resultsfor “workers rights protests May 1”
1 May declared a “[day of civic action](https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/may-day-heres-the-plan/)” in the city, and the National Education Association (NEA) has posted a handy May Day [planning guide](https://www.nea.org/mayday-toolkit) on its website
1 May. “May Day has to become bigger in this moment,” said Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union and Illinois Federation of Teachers. The unions have [backed](https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/may-day-update-2026-04-08/) the economic
rights as the United States-Israeli war on Iran and rising energy costs raise concerns about the global economy. “Working people refuse to pay the price for Donald Trump’s war in the Middle East
protests](/news/2026/4/9/police-in-venezuela-block-protesters-calling-for-higher-wages-pensions) last week from workers demanding higher wages and better pensions, amid frustration over Venezuela’s sluggish economy. Venezuela continues to grapple with one of the worst economic crises in its modern history, with
protests. NEA President Becky Pringle told NPR that the message this year is that the country should be "focusing on workers over billionaires." "We know there are bus drivers in New York and teachers
rights groups, political organizations such as the Democratic Socialists of America, and the organizers behind the No Kings protests. Friday’s economic disruption builds on a similar coordinated effort out of Minnesota in January, when
1. Critics say the curbs put vulnerable people at risk and will lead to higher costs down the line. “We want to make sure that we have a universal healthcare system, and we also
protesters were opposed to setting up the centre, citing a number of reasons, including increased traffic to the area near Beirut’s port and health concerns. But there were also sectarian motivations with some
may follow. Also, a contract for a “[vertical barrier](https://ops.opengrants.io/contracts/border-wall-construction-vertical-barrier-big-bend-texas-sector-bbt-2)“ and “[border wall construction](https://www.highergov.com/contract/70B01C26D00000012-70B01C26F00000169/)“ has already been awarded through his property, so he is now thoroughly confused and churned
1,000 unpaid placement hours as a paramedic, adding: "The thought that I could have tried so hard, put the time and all my energy in for three years
workers and monks took to the streets demanding democratic reform. "I could not as my father's daughter remain indifferent to all that was going on," she said in a speech in Yangon
protests over the rollback of major fisheries reforms implemented a decade ago that had helped to rebuild fish stocks in Thai waters. Thai corporations, which own a significant share of commercial fishing vessels, pushed