Early Reports in on May Day Actions for Workers' and Immigrant Rights
Several major May Day/International Workers' Day marches and rallies—especially in Los Angeles and Las Vegas—are set for late afternoon and early evening start times. But here’s a quick look at some updates from May Day events and tweets from the day’s early actions.
In Milwaukee, several thousand union members, students, immigrants and community and faith groups marched through downtown, carrying banners and signs calling for comprehensive immigration reform with a road map to citizenship. See more photos on the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Facebook page.
Blocks and blocks of marchers for #mayday in Milwaukee!
— WI State AFL-CIO (@wisaflcio) May 1, 2013
More than 100 people rallied in Concord, N.H., outside the Statehouse, holding signs and wearing T-shirts saying, "No human being is illegal." One family held a sign in Spanish saying, "Keep our families together."
DREAMer Kristela Hernandez, who was brought to the United States as a child, called on Congress to end deportations for the 11 million immigrants who would be eligible for citizenship if comprehensive immigration reform is passed.
Hundreds of members of the Orange County (Calif.) Labor Federation led the march for workers' and immigrant rights, from Anaheim City Hall to a local park.
We March for 11 million aspiring citizens this May Day.... #ocmayday #oclf #P2C twitter.com/OCLF/status/32…
— OC Labor Federation (@OCLF) May 1, 2013
In Lynn, Mass., several hundred union and immigrant activists banded together for city-wide rally and march. Jeff Crosby, president of the North Shore Labor Council described the action and labor/immigrant alliance as:
the merger of Lynn’s powerful and proud union … with the energy of the new immigrant movements.
Read more and see photos.


