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May Day demonstrations in US and around the globe protest Trump agenda [1]
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Date: 2025-05-01
Huge May Day rallies protesting Trump across the US and abroad. It seems the Trump Regime may be helping galvanize resistance to far-right politics across the globe. Also, large pro-Labor rallies held in Philippines, S. Korea, Indonesia, Turkey.
One of the larger protests kicked off in Washington, D.C., with a "May Day Movement USA" rally on the National Mall. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke to demonstrators in New York City. In Philadelphia, Sen. Bernie Sanders joined the "Workers over Billionaires" rally hosted by the city's AFL-CIO chapter.
Over 1,000 demonstrations and rallies were scheduled in every state and abroad, most being held May 1 – historically known as May Day or International Workers' Day. The volunteer-led 50501 movement , which spurred other nationwide protests this year , helped organize the demonstrations along with labor unions, student groups and other grassroots organizations.
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European rallies target trade policies, rise of far-right
French union leaders condemned the “Trumpization” of world politics, saying demonstrations throughout the country were fueled by anger over U.S. military and trade influence in Europe. Far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon accused the U.S. of pushing Europe toward conflict and economic subservience.
“If the North Americans don’t want our goods anymore, we can just sell them to others,” he said.
In Germany, union leaders warned that extended workdays and rising anti-immigrant sentiment were dismantling labor protections. In Bern, Switzerland, thousands marched behind banners denouncing fascism and war — part of a wider backlash against the global surge of hard-right politics.
In Spain, thousands marched in Madrid, Barcelona and other cities, with demands ranging from a shorter workweek to answers for a historic power outage that blacked out the Iberian Peninsula earlier this week. Trump’s name also surfaced.
“The world has changed a bit with Trump’s arrival,” said Ángel López, 56, a worker from Madrid. “The arrival of the far right to a country like the United States is a major global shift.”
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