May Day 2026 -- International Workers Day

May Day here in San Francisco was marked around the Bay by what seemed a lot of protest events.

In the morning, my candidate to fill the Congressional seat that the ageless Nancy Pelosi is finally leaving joined airport workers from the Service Employees International Union in blocking an airport  road way and was arrested. Connie Chan stands up for workers. The San Francisco Chronicle was there and reported:

“San Francisco airport is the people’s airport,” Chan told supporters before her arrest. “We know our workers deserve fair pay, a fair contract, health care and benefits. We’re demanding that the workers get that benefits and fair pay right now.”

Later in the day, protesters from among unionized workers and activist groups gathered in Civic Center plaza.

 

He wanted to let folks know what it is all about ...

Workers know what we are up against.

The tech sector is not unionized and their bosses sure don't want them getting ides. But brave workers turned out anyway.

Friends from UniteHERE, the hotel and restaurant workers union, were in the house.

There are an awful lot of ways to say to the bosses ENOUGH!

 

Eventually the Civic Center crowd marched off to join the next rally to be held in Embarcadero Plaza at the end of the day. 

 

I admit it -- I'd had enough for one day and skipped this one. Would May Day have felt more powerful if the various participants had not spread themselves all around the Bay? I don't know. We're learning ... the movement is learning ...