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May Day Worker Power March - Durham, NC

  • 401 East Lakewood Avenue Durham, NC, 27707 United States (map)

May Day Worker Power March!

Power to the Workers! Power to the Tenants! Power to our Community!

Organize the South!

RSVP on Facebook here.

Sunday, May 1 (May Day, International Workers Day)

  • 1pm: Rally at 401 E. Lakewood Ave, Durham

  • 2pm: March kicks off

  • 3pm: Feeding and rally program at Hillside Park at 1301 S Roxboro Street

**FREE FOOD provided by Fed Up**

Workers across the South are coming into Durham to celebrate May Day, International Workers Day, with a massive worker-led action to take back our community and demand:

Stop the Exploitation! Stop the Union Busting! Stop the Gentrification!

The cost of gas, food and housing have dramatically increased, resulting in real wage cuts for workers. Workers find it increasingly impossible to afford rent in Durham with skyrocketing housing costs, driven to maximize developers profits. We have always been essential workers, but the global pandemic highlighted our critical role in society, yet we still don't get the respect we deserve with dignified wages and safety. We demand collective bargaining rights for all workers!

The conditions the workers face today, made a hundredfold worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, have created a situation where workers across industries are fed up and looking to organize. Amazon, Starbucks, fast food, healthcare and many other workers across the country have tapped into this energy and are fighting for a union. We celebrate the recent union victories at Duke Press and Piedmont Health here in the triangle!

Workers across the South continue to build local Workers Assemblies to flex their power. Join us as we march together!

Sponsored by Fed Up

Endorsed by:

- Durham Workers Assembly

- NC Raise Up/Fight for $15

- Southern Workers Assembly

- Fed Up in the South

- Black Workers for Justice

- NC AFL-CIO

- Durham Association of Educators

- UE Local 150, NC Public Service Workers Union

- National Domestic Workers Alliance

- Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment (CAUSE)

- Carolina Jews for Justice

- Refund Raleigh Freedom Committee

- United for A Fair Economy

- NC Poor People's Campaign

- Action NC

- Triangle Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

- Pitt County Coalition Against Racism (CAR)

- NC Green Party

- Workers World Party, Durham Branch

Health screening provided by Triangle Empowerment.

Earlier Event: March 26
Social Justice Fish Fry Fundraiser
Later Event: May 21
MLK Support for Labor Celebration