Labor unions, democratic organizations and community groups are organizing an economic blackout this year to commemorate May Day, International Workers Day, inspired by the economic blackout in Minnesota during the massive ICE operation in the state.
May Day Strong events are being planned across the US, with organizers calling for “no school, no work, no shopping”, in protest of government policies they say put billionaires’ needs above those of workers.
“May Day has to become bigger in this moment,” said Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union and Illinois Federation of Teachers. The unions have backed the economic blackout planned for May Day. “This is about building a more popular united front.”
I have stepped back from shopping not out of protest but because shits too expensive. There was a time when I would get $200-300 worth of food from Costco monthly to stock up. I have restortwd to Aldi and only the basics to survive. Bean and rice wraps are my family’s main source of food for the last 8 months.