You've seen plenty of news about attacks on working people in the past year. ICE raids, attacks on unions, and foreign wars are all examples of what the working class must unite to resist. This May, we're asking you to join the fight as workers, immigrants, and migrants unite at Seattle's 2026 May Day rally and march!
We're joining a national day of action calling for No Work, No School, and No Shopping on May 1, 2026. Together we want to send these three messages:
- Communities, Not ICE
- Workers, Not Billionaires
- Services, Not War
May Day – International Workers’ Day – is a day born from the labor struggles of working people right here in the United States, a powerful National Day of Action uniting labor, immigrants, and community organizations in the streets.
Seattle has a proud and living history of workers and communities taking collective action, and May Day 2026 is our moment to stand together under the banner of “Join the Fight! Workers, Migrants, and Immigrants Unite!”
Our partner organizations are hosting activism events in the weeks leading up to this year’s May Day event. Learn more about them at the links below and attend if you’d like to be more involved in our fight.
The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Banquet 2026 - (APALA)
Date: Friday, April 17
Time: 6–8pm
Jerry Brockey Center
6000 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106
Organizing Meeting - Seattle Strike
Date: Saturday, April 18
Time: 4-6pm PDT
Location: Cal Anderson Park Shelterhouse
1700 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
De-escalation Training - Troublemakers
Date: Sunday, April 19th
Time: 2:30-5pm
Location: Central Lutheran Church
Parish Hall 1710 11th Ave,
Seattle, WA 98122
Brazil Delegation to Starbucks
Date: Thursday, April 23rd
Time: 12:30-1:30pm
Location: Starbucks Center,
2401 Utah Ave S, Seattle 98134
Socialist Night School -
History of May Day
Date: Friday, April 24
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Smith Hall, Room 304
1911 NE Skagit Lane, Seattle, WA 98105
Earth Day Art Build
Date: Saturday, April 25
Time: 12–5pm
Capitol Hill,
Seattle, WA
Weaving Our Strengths 2026 -
Church Council of Greater Seattle
Date: Saturday, April 25
Time: 9:00 AM–4:30 PM
Seattle, WA
May Day Teach-In + First Aid Training - SAARPR
Date: Saturday, April 25
Time: 11am
Cherry St Village,
720 25th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
May Day Mass Call
Date: Wednesday, April 29
Time: 7:30pm
Zoom
UW Student and Workers
Contingent Meeting
Date: Friday, May 1st
Time: 11:30am
Location: Rainier Vista at UW,
1410 NE Campus Pkwy
Seattle, WA 98195
Workers, Not Billionaires
Power concedes nothing without
a demand!
No Work, No School,
No Shopping, No Remittances.
Community, Not I.C.E.
To WA State Investment Board:
Divest from Geo Group
To Gov. Bob Ferguson:
Stop Sharing DOL Data with CBP
To Mayor Katie Wilson:
Shut Off Surveillance Cameras
Services, Not War
Our tax dollars belong in our communities, not for war or recruitment in our schools.
Cut military aid and end the root causes of forced migration.
Protect the right to organize
Make polluters pay
No immunity for Big Oil
Stable housing for migrants
Moratorium on evictions
Protect migrant women & children
Strong contracts for all
Stop union busting
ICE Out of Washington - hospitals, schools & communities
De-ICE flights
No ICE at FIFA World Cup
Legalization for All
Shutdown NW Detention Center
Free Kuya Lu! Free Tek and Garnet! Free Them All!
Services Not Surveillance
From Lebanon to the Philippines from Cuba to Palestine -
stop the U.S. war machine
No money for Trump's war on Iran
Stop sending troops or weapons from JBLM, Bremerton or Whidbey Island
Arms Embargo Now!
