MAY DAY RALLY AT CIVIC PLAZA, ALBUQUERQUE

Date & Time: May 1, 2026 – 3-7 PM
Location: Civic Plaza, 1 Civic Plaza NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

3pm - Youth Gathering and Art Making
4pm - Rally
5pm - March
6pm - Music and Celebration

On May 1, Albuquerque is declaring: Workers Over Billionaires.

Sponsoring orgs: Organized Power in Numbers, Albuquerque Teachers Federation, American Federation of Teacher - NM, United Academics -UNM, United Graduate Workers -UNM, CWA, Local 7076, Teamsters, Local 492, UA, Local 412, AFSCME Council 18, New Mexico Federation of Labor, Central New Mexico Labor Council, La Raza Unida, New Mexico Dream Team, Southwest Coalition for Palestine, Semilla Project, New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, Organizers in the Land of Enchantment (Olé), Albuquerque DSA, Party for Socialism and Liberation - Albuquerque Branch, New Mexico Caregivers Coalition, New Mexico Working Families Party, Indivisible Albuquerque, Women's March

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Boston May Day 2026

Date & Time: May 1, 2026 – 4:30-6:30pm
Location: Boston Common, 139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111

Higher ed folks (students, workers, alumni, and others are welcome!) will meet at The Embrace Statue on the Boston Common at 4:30pm.

May Day will be a day of action in and around Boston, all culminating to a final rally at the Boston Common! Workers have the power, not the billionaires!

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Chicago, Illinois May Day 2026: Workers Over Billionaires

Date & Time: May 1, 2026 – 1-3:20pm
Location: Union Park, 1501 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60606

Because when the billionaires break every rule, it’s going to take more than a rally to stop them.

Our Demands for May 1st - Tax the rich so our families, not their fortunes, come first. - ICE Out. No private army serving unchecked federal power. - Expand democracy, not corporate power. Defend free and fair elections.

Together we will be flexing our collective muscle in a tremendous day of power - showing our unity through a day of No Work No School No Shopping.

Join as as together we celebrate May 1st through action and community.

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Stop Vivek, Save Schools – Columbus May Day 2026

Date & Time: May 1, 2026 – 5pm
Location: Upper Arlington (details TBD)

The Columbus EA and several of the big suburban locals are planning a May Day event on Friday, May 1 at 5pm in Upper Arlington, near one of Vivek Ramaswamy's mansions. The event will have a rally/march as well as a social/fun component. More details TBD.

May Day Detroit

Date & Time: 4pm
Location: Roosevelt Park, 2231 Michigan Ave., Detroit, MI 48216

Rally at Roosevelt Park with speakers, Wobbly Kitchen, tabling

Sponsoring orgs: Moratorium Now!, Metro AFL-CIO, AIFF Local 344, UAW-GM, Bricklayers Local 2, General Strike US - Detroit Chapter, May Day Coalition (I'm not sure who else there is - I cc'd Sarah in case she knows)

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Students Rise Up on May Day: Rutgers

Date & Time: Noon-3pm
Location: Rutgers University, 175 University Ave, Newark, NJ 07103

We’ve watched as college gets more expensive, ICE kidnaps our friends, politicians go to war on our dime, good jobs disappear, and our futures get more uncertain. Billionaires want to rig the system, but we’re rising up on May Day because the system can’t function without us!

All are welcome - students, workers, alumni, and community members! We'll be walking out of school to demand affordability, freedom, and safety at our school. Bring your own signs!

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NY Metro Coalition for Higher Education May Day Meet-Up

Date & Time: 3pm
Location: The New School (exact location TBD)

Faculty, staff, and students at NYC-area colleges and universities meet up and march as a group to join the main May Day labor rally & march.

Sponsoring org: NY Metro Coalition for Higher Education