Overview

• More than 1,000 rallies, marches, picnics and community events unfolded across all 50 states, with organizers citing hundreds of thousands expected to participate.
• The AFL-CIO led the multiday mobilization with May Day Strong and dozens of partners, pairing family-focused festivals and service drives with street demonstrations.
• Chicago emerged as a focal point as protesters rejected potential federal troop and immigration agent deployments; Mayor Brandon Johnson led chants and signed an executive order instructing city departments not to cooperate with any National Guard deployment.
• Organizers released a five-point platform that calls for protecting Medicaid and Social Security, ending attacks on immigrants and communities of color, and fully funding schools, health care and housing.
• Administration officials defended the president’s record on workers, and the Department of Homeland Security criticized the demonstrations in a social media post.