teleSUR English | 5/1/2016
Ten years ago, May Day was revived from the dead in the United States. Not by the usual trade unions — but by immigrants. At that time, a bill making a lack of papers a felony was being debated in Congress.
Grassroots immigrant rights groups, churches and unions quickly organized their neighborhoods, and in March and May, the United States saw one of the biggest mobilizations in history.
Dubbed “A Day Without Immigrants” to show the essential role that immigrants play in keeping the U.S. economy afloat, the general strike closed ports, transportation, businesses and schools across the country Maria “Chuyita” Hernandez was a domestic worker then, still recovering from domestic violence through a women’s group called Mujeres Unidas y Activas, or United and Active Women (MUA).
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Naomi Cohen | journalist 