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So You Want to Organize a General Strike

On Friday, International Workers’ Day, tens of thousands of people across the US will walk out of school, skip work, and refrain from shopping as part of a nationwide economic blackout against President Donald Trump’s agenda. Organizers with the May Day Strong coalition, a coalit

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So You Want to Organize a General StrikeOn Friday, International Workers’ Day, tens of thousands of people across the US will walk out of school, skip work, and refrain from shopping as part of a nationwide economic blackout against President Donald Trump’s agenda. Organizers with the May Day Strong coalition, a coalit
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International Workers' Day

Commemorates Chicago's 1886 Haymarket affair, where a labor rally turned deadly. A public holiday in over 80 countries — rarely the US, where it started.