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Forsyth County workers, educators rally in honor of May Day

2:59pm May 02, 2025

More than a hundred people holding signs and chanting marched from the Forsyth County Courthouse down to Corpening Plaza. They joined thousands all across the country rallying in support of working people.

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May Day demonstrators march through downtown Los Angeles last year. Thousands of people took to the streets across the nation that May 1 in rallies calling for immigration reform, workers' rights and police accountability.

What is May Day? For the most part, the opposite of capitalism

9:44am April 30, 2022

by Emma Bowman

What springs to mind when you hear May Day? In the U.S. and abroad, the day has grown to encompass a spectrum of meanings. But the themes have remained the same: worker unity, suppression and rebirth.

Police officers walk near a fire burning in the street during May Day protests in Paris on Saturday.

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Protesters Gather Across The World For May Day

8:15pm May 01, 2021

by Jeannette Muhammad

Demonstrators in France rallied against the government's proposed change to unemployment benefits, while police and protesters clashed in Germany and Turkey.

Emmanuel Macron (right) is flanked by his bodyguard, Alexandre Benalla (left) in Amiens, France. Benalla was filmed in May beating protesters during labor demonstrations.

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French President's Bodyguard Faces Charges Of Assaulting Protesters

7:07pm July 24, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Video of Emmanuel Macron's top security aide beating demonstrators has sparked controversy. The incident occurred during May Day protests over reforms to France's labor laws.

Masked protesters throw stones during clashes with French CRS riot forces at the May Day in Paris.

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Nearly 200 Arrested As May Day Rally In Paris Turns Violent

2:07am May 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

A peaceful rally aimed at protesting French President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular public sector reforms was quickly hijacked by black-clad anarchists, who tossed petrol bombs at police.

In Portland, Ore., a May 1 rally and march began as a peaceful demonstration but later "devolved into a full-scale riot," police say.

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Portland Police Arrest 25, Saying A May Day Rally Devolved Into 'Riot'

11:14am May 02, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"Various fires were set in the street and in garbage cans, a police car was spray-painted and vandalized, and there were attempts to set at least one business on fire," police say.

A Russian Communist Party activist carries a banner with a portrait of late Soviet leader Joseph Stalin during a May Day rally in central Moscow on Monday.

May Day Marchers Around The World Celebrate Workers, Immigrants

3:15pm May 01, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Garment workers in Bangladesh demand wage increases; unions in Greece critique austerity; left-wing parties in Poland highlight civic rights; advocates in the U.S. celebrate immigrants.

An opposition activist bows before the Venezuelan flag during a protest in Caracas on Monday.

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Venezuelan President Bumps Up Minimum Wage Amid Weeks Of Public Upheaval

2:41pm May 01, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Nicolas Maduro announced the wage hike — Venezuela's third this year — during an address Sunday. The move appears intended to quell protests that have engulfed the country for over a month.