This International Workers’ Day, the Communist Party USA stands in solidarity with workers and oppressed people everywhere! From the picket lines to the streets, our working class is fighting back against exploitation, political repression, and the attacks on democracy. The Trump administration is waging an all-out war on our rights, our livelihoods, and our futures.

May Day was born in the fire of struggle. In 1886, Chicago workers launched a historic strike for the eight-hour day. The bosses answered with violence and the state executed labor leaders. But their sacrifice ignited an international movement. Today, we carry that same fighting spirit as we confront the attacks of the Trump administration and their enablers on Wall Street.

Mass deportations, union busting, and racist scapegoating are weaponized to create fear, confusion, and disunity. ICE raids are targeting not only immigrant families but also activists standing with Palestine. Yet our resistance is growing — from strikes and workplace organizing to mass protests defending basic democratic rights.

Meanwhile, the economic crisis deepens. While the rich hoard record profits and pay off Wall Street, workers face soaring rents, stagnant wages, and slashed public services. Corporations price-gouge us at every turn, and Trump’s policies hand them even more power. Over 80% of voters see corporate greed as a top crisis — yet they also see this administration serves the billionaires, not the people.

We must continue to build unity across every division the ruling class sows — racism, sexism, xenophobia, and anti-LGBTQ bigotry. Our strength lies in our solidarity. From union drives to tenant organizing, from defending abortion access to resisting the billionaire’s attacks on our rights, our movements are uniting against the same common enemy: capitalism. The fight for a better world is here — in our workplaces and our communities.

This May Day, we honor the workers of the past by fighting like hell for the workers of the future. The ruling class fears our collective power — so let’s give them a reason to! Forward together!

Image: LA workers’ ULP strike by SEIU 721 (Facebook)