In the United States, organizers framed this year’s International Workers’ Day protests as a pushback against what they see as the administration’s sweeping assault on labor protections, diversity initiatives and federal employees. Some played drums and danced while others chanted “No justice, no peace!” The crowd included union workers, immigrant rights advocates, pro-Palestinian activists and students calling for better-funded public schools. AdvertisementSome rallygoers used humor to protest, displaying a Trump puppet, an inflatable Trump baby chicken and a Trump pinata shaped like a bull. Supporters gather to hear Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speak at a May Day rally at Philadelphia's city hall. “We recognize the interconnectedness of our struggles.”AdvertisementSen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks to demonstrators during a May Day rally in Philadelphia.
