Monday, May 2, 2011

Workers demand better jobs, pay on May Day

Associated Press via NPR
May 1, 2011


Thousands of workers and immigrant laborers took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate May Day, demanding rights for those "who toil in the sun" while others pocket the profits.

The message in Manhattan — delivered with bullhorns and drums — was echoed by millions of workers around the world, from Havana to Berlin and Istanbul. [...]

Read the full article:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=135887804

Workers Rally For Rights at May Day Demonstrations
NY1 News
May 1, 2011

http://statenisland.ny1.com/content/top_stories/138319/workers-rally-for-rights-at-may-day-demonstrations

Massive immigration protest on San Jose streets
By Lisa M. Krieger, San Jose Mercury News
May 1, 2011
http://www.mercurynews.com/politics-government/ci_17971523?source=most_viewed&nclick_check=1

Thousands Participate in March for Immigrant and Worker Rights
By Ann-Elise Henzl, WUWM (Milwaukee, WI)
May 2, 2011

http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=8387

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