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May Day

May Day

MAY DAY 2026 | Greetings from the CWI

May 1, 2026 CWI

The CWI salutes the workers, young people and poor of the world on May Day 2026. We stand in solidarity with all the struggles challenging capitalism and the countless ways the profit system blights the […]

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MAY DAY 2025 | Capitalist Chaos Confirms Marx’s Analysis

April 30, 2025 CWI

The CWI salutes the workers, young people and poor of the world on May Day 2025. We stand in solidarity with all the struggles challenging capitalism and the countless ways the profit system blights the […]

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Sozialistische Organisation Solidarität participates in May Day events across Germany

May 7, 2024 Tom Hoffmann, Berlin

“More pay, more free time, more security” – this was the slogan under which the German Trade Union Confederation mobilised for May Day rallies and demonstrations this year. According to the confederation, over 330,000 people […]

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MAY DAY 2024 | USA – The Labor Movement Needs Socialism

May 1, 2024 Independent Socialist Group (ISG)

International Workers Day is a socialist holiday started by US unions during the struggle for the eight-hour workday in the late 1800s. It was adopted by the newly founded socialist Second International in 1889 as […]

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MAY DAY 2024 | For worldwide working class solidarity against capitalist war!

April 30, 2024 CWI

The Committee for a Workers International offers revolutionary greetings and extends the hand of solidarity to the millions and billions of workers and young people worldwide this May Day. Over the past year the best […]

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May Day 2022: Capitalism in crisis means falling living standards and war – Build a workers’ socialist movement to defend living standards and end capitalist chaos

April 30, 2022 CWI

May Day, historically the day on which the workers’ movement marks its internationalism and commitment to socialism, takes place this year with the world in turmoil: living standards falling in nearly all countries around the […]

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May Day 2021 – The workers’ global struggle against capitalist barbarism

April 30, 2021 CWI

The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) sends revolutionary May Day greetings to all workers, youth and the oppressed fighting against exploitation, injustice and capitalism. On May Day, we stand with all those fighting against […]

Covid-19 Pandemic

CWI celebrates May Day and campaigns for safety in workplaces and communities

May 4, 2020 CWI Reporters

Last Friday, on 1 May, workers took action to mark May Day – international workers’ day – where they were could, despite the Covid-19 lockdowns. CWI comrades participated in and also initiated May Day actions, […]

Britain

130 years of May Day in Britain: Fight for workers’ rights more relevant than ever

May 1, 2020 Iain Dalton, Socialist Party (England & Wales CWI)

Overworked, underpaid, struggling to afford the basics – this is true of the situation facing many ‘key workers’ that the Covid-19 lockdown has so clearly demonstrated society is dependent on. This was also the situation […]

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Online CWI May Day rally: Capitalism is crisis – fight for a socialist world!

April 30, 2020 CWI

Celebrate May Day 2020 with the Committee for a Workers’ International by taking part in this Facebook Live rally hosted by Socialist Party Scotland and the Socialist Party (England & Wales) on 1st May. Hear […]

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May Day 2020: Covid-19 pandemic exposes capitalist barbarism and the need for global socialism 

April 28, 2020 CWI May Day Statement

The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) extends revolutionary socialist greetings to workers and the oppressed everywhere. This year’s May Day takes place in extraordinary circumstances. The covid-19 pandemic has fully exposed, in the words […]

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CWI May Day greetings to workers and the oppressed fighting against capitalism worldwide

April 30, 2019 CWI

The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) sends revolutionary May Day greetings to all workers and oppressed people fighting against capitalism worldwide. We commemorate the struggles and sacrifices of past generations of fighters and martyrs in […]

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May Day 2018: Celebrating workers’ solidarity and action

April 29, 2018 Clare Doyle, CWI International Secretariat

The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) sends warmest socialist greetings to workers and young people everywhere who are fighting for justice and for socialism. We honour the pioneers of the labour movement and martyrs […]

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May Day 2016: Rallies and marches mark international workers' day

May 4, 2016 socialistworld.net

Photo gallery of CWI's global May Day participation

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May Day 2016: The idea of May Day on the march

May 1, 2016 CWI socialist greetings/Two articles by Rosa Luxemburg

"The brilliant idea of May Day is the immediate stepping forward of the proletarian masses"

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May Day 2015: International workers’ day marked by marches and rallies

May 5, 2015 Socialistworld.net

Photo gallery of the CWI taking part in May Day event across the world

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May Day 2015: Socialist plan or capitalist chaos

May 1, 2015 Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party General Secretary, (CWI England & Wales)

What sort of new society are we struggling for?

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May Day 2014: Fighting cuts, poverty and exploitation

April 30, 2014 Clare Doyle, CWI

For a socialist world!

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May Day Greetings

May 1, 2013 CWI

The CWI sends revolutionary greetings and solidarity to workers, young people and all those exploited by capitalism.

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May Day 2010: Workers take to streets against background of capitalist crisis

May 7, 2010 CWI

International Workers’ Day protests around the world

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May Day 2009: Workers and youth mark May Day in Israel and Belgium

May 8, 2009 Socialistworld.net

More reports from around the world

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May Day 2009: Workers make their voices heard around the world

May 5, 2009 Socialistworld.net

Marches and protests mark international workers’ day

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2009 CWI May Day Statement: World Capitalism In Crisis

April 29, 2009 socialistworld.net

We will not pay for the failure of the profit system!

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May Day 2008: A socialist alternative to capitalist crisis

April 30, 2008 socialistworld.net

The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) sends warm socialist greetings to workers and youth across the world on May Day, International Workers’ Day, 2008.

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May Day 2007: Build a socialist alternative to war, poverty and exploitation

April 30, 2007 CWI statement

The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) and socialistworld.net send warm May Day greetings to the workers, youth and oppressed of the world. May Day stands for international solidarity, struggle and socialism. Socialists, trade unionists, […]

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May Day 2006: Public sector workers celebrate Mayday.

May 9, 2006 Toqueer Golani, CWI Kashmir, Kotli, POK

For an end to class and national oppression

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May Day 2006: Trade Union Rights Campaign (TURCP) organises activities across Pakistan

May 7, 2006 TURCP reporters, Pakistan

Activities go ahead despite intimidation of authorities

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Austria: May Day with the Trade Union Council

May 5, 2006 Johnny Evers, SLP, Vienna, Austria

Socialist Left Party’s newspaper nearly all sold!

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May day 2006: Socialists defy ban on demos in Sri Lanka

May 5, 2006 CWI

Pictures

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May Day 2006: Hong Kong demo sees launch of CWI Chinese paper

May 4, 2006 Watson Yu, CWI Hong Kong

This year’s May Day demonstration in Hong Kong marked a historic event for the Committee for a Workers’ International.

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May Day 2006: Historic march to Kuala Lumpur City Centre completed despite police repression

May 4, 2006 socialistworld.net

After many years the May Day march in Kuala Lumpur organised by the Parti Sosialis Malaysia (Malaysian Socialist Party) reached its final destination despite heavy police repression.

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May Day 2006: workers rescue DSM members from police in Nigeria

May 4, 2006 Democratic Socialist Movement reporters, Lagos, Nigeria

Support the call for a mass working peoples party

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May day 2006: Socialists defy ban on demos in Sri Lanka

May 4, 2006 Siritunga Jayasuriya, Secretary United Socialist Party, Colombo, Sri Lanka

United Socialist Party (USP – CWI Sri Lanka) campaigns to stop the dangerous slide into new civil war.

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May Day 2006: Swedish demonstrations not indicative of opposition to government attacks

May 4, 2006 Ulrika Waaranperä, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna, Stockholm

CWI members campaign for an end to attacks and for a decent minimum wages in preparation for September elections

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may day 2006: immigrants rights protest in Seattle

May 4, 2006 Bryan Watson, Socialist Alternative (CWI), Seattle, Thursday 4 May 2006.

The May 1st rally and march in Seattle was a powerful expression of strength by the immigrant working class. Thousands of workers in Seattle and across Washington State participated in job actions and strikes, with […]

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May Day 2006: Hundreds of thousands march in Caracas

May 4, 2006 Celso Calfullan, Caracas, Venezuela

International workers day celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm.

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US: Thousands attend Boston May Day rally

May 2, 2006 Hank Gonzalez and Bryan Koulouris, Socialist Alternative (CWI), Boson, US

Immigrants respond despite ‘officials’ pulling out of protests

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May Day: CWI May Day greetings from around the world

April 29, 2005 socialistworld.net

May day greetings from around the world

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May Day: Make capitalism history — Fight for socialism!

April 27, 2005 cwi May Day statement

On May Day, workers and socialists honour and celebrate past struggles as we  commit ourselves again to the spirit and practice of international solidarity, struggle and socialism.

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Mayday: Reports from around the world

May 12, 2004 Socialistworld.net

cwi members participated in Mayday demonstrations around the world. Below are just some of the reports of their activities from Australia, Austria and Nigeria

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May Day 2004: The struggle against imperialist occupation and capitalism

April 29, 2004 cwi statement

For a socialist alternative

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May Day 2003: The struggle against imperialism wars and capitalism

April 26, 2003  

May Day 2003 takes place in the aftermath of the brutal imperialist conquest of Iraq. The US led war has profoundly altered the world. The globe is much more dangerous and violent. Where is next […]

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May Day: The growing global challenge to war, racism and capitalism

May 7, 2002 Issued by the CWI, 26 April 2002

MAYDAY 2002 takes place at a time of explosive political, economic and social events worldwide. In the last few months we have witnessed one convulsion after another: the attacks on the Twin Towers in New […]

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May Day: Massive anti-racist protests around the world

May 5, 2002 Geert Cool (LSP/MAS Belgium).

According to the police about 1.3 million French people demonstrated on May Day to protest against Le Pen and the Front National. The real figure will be a lot higher, which makes the protests the […]

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France: May Day in Paris – pictures

May 5, 2002 CWI

Exclusive photographs by CWI photographer Paul Mattsson.

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May Day: A day of struggle, solidarity and socialism

April 16, 1999 CWI statement

THE CWI, the Committee for a Workers’ International, an international socialist organisation with affiliates and co-workers in 35 countries on all five continents, sends it warmest May Day greetings to the working people of all […]

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May Day: CWI statement

May 1, 1998 Issued by the CWI International Bureau, 1 May 1998

Workers and Socialists all over all world are celebrating May Day this year against the background of darkening economic clouds and the bright light of what could be one of the most significant victories the […]

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