Reclaiming May Day – Organization, not Booze & BBQs

  May 1st is International Workers Day, aka May Day - a day rooted in Chicago workers’ battle for the eight hour work day. But in the US... we've lost our own history. In the late 19th century, at the height of industrial production in the US, 12 - 16 hour work days, child labor, [...]

Thinking About May Day: International Solidarity + Organization at Home

  In 2012, One Struggle visited Haiti and met with SOTA-BO union textile workers. SOTA is affiliated with Batay Ouvriye (BO).  BO is an intermediate level organization born out of a mass movement in Haiti. Since the 1980’s they have hustled with fierce commitment to organize and grow, constructing textile unions, neighborhood groups and peasant [...]

May Day! Solidarity w/Haitian Garment Workers

May 1st is International Workers Day! Today, One Struggle wants to bring attention to the struggle of Haitian garment workers and the Rapid Response Network – a solidarity network that supports autonomous workers’s struggles. One Struggle will be participating in May Day events in South Florida, and in Haiti, garment workers across the country will [...]