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(38,893 posts) Sat Apr 21, 2012, 12:32 AM Apr 2012

Occupy: M1GS, May 1 General Strike! [View all]

http://www.occupymay1st.org/2012/04/11/what-is-m1gs/

What is #M1GS?

Worldwide, May 1st is traditionally a ‘Workers’ day – a day of Labor Solidarity, and a public holiday. It’s a day to celebrate and march in support of im/migrant rights. In protest against the corruption of the worldwide marketplace, which has led to illegal foreclosures, mass unemployment, low wages, high taxes and a penalization of all those who do not own the ‘99%’ of the world’s resources, and in solidarity with the im/migrant movements of May 1st, we decided to declare May 1st, 2012 a People’s General Strike. Instead of calling upon unionized Labor to make a specific demand (illegal under Taft-Hartley), we are calling upon the people of the world to take this day away from school and the workplace, so that their absence makes their displeasure with this corrupt system be known.

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May Day Directory: Occupy General Strike In Over 115 Cities Fire Walk With Me Apr 2012 #1

I hope this grows as big as the Global Occupy demonstrations in November. That was sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #2

You and me both sabrina. U4ikLefty Apr 2012 #3

Thank you for all you are doing. No, we did not go away as they had hoped. sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #5

I appreciate that, but I'm nothing special. U4ikLefty Apr 2012 #7

I see this movement growing worldwide and the more they try to stop it, as we have sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #9

Thanks for all your work in the planning and outreach for M1GS in L.A. pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #6

It's a labor of love. U4ikLefty Apr 2012 #8

You're a hard guy to spot in a crowd... pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #10

What if the single demand was to repeal Taft-Hartley, would it still be illegal under Taft-Hartley? limpyhobbler Apr 2012 #4