Labor/overtly socialist groups to rally on May Day: Albuquerque Teacher Federation (and others) join Party of Socialism and Liberation, others

Somehow we at the Rio Grande Foundation received a press release from a bunch of labor and socialist groups that are planning Mayday celebrations here in Albuquerque. Mayday is both International Workers’ Day and Communist/Socialist Solidarity Day. Typically it was always a big deal in communist countries like the USSR but it was not widely celebrated in the United States. Labor Day has always been celebrated in September instead.

With Americans (especially young people) growing more supportive of socialism as the horrors of communism fade in people’s memories, on the (mainstream) political left organizations that would perhaps have distanced themselves from support of outright socialism now seem willing to hop aboard alongside overtly socialist groups. The following is the list of co-sponsors of Albuquerque’s Mayday rally as shared with us from organizers of the Mayday event to be held at Civic Plaza.

CO-SPONSORS:

Albuquerque Democratic Socialists of America
Albuquerque Federation of Classified Professionals Local 4129
Albuquerque Protest Drummers
Albuquerque Teacher Federation
Alliance for Retired Americans
American Federation of Teachers New Mexico
American Federation State County Municipal Employees Council 18
American Friends Service Committee
Center for Civic Policy
Central New Mexico Labor Council
Common Cause New Mexico
Communication Workers of America Local 7076
Indivisible Albuquerque
International Association of Firefighters Local 244
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36
Ironworkers Local 495
Jewish Voice for Peace
Laborers International Union of North American Local 16
La Raza Unida
Party of Socialism and Liberation
Progress Now New Mexico
National Education Association of New Mexico
New Mexico Caregiver’s Coalition
New Mexico Dream Team
New Mexico Immigrant Law Center
New Mexico Federation of Labor
New Mexico Professional Firefighters Association
New Mexico Working Families Party
Organized Power in Numbers
Organizing in the Land of Enchantment
Sheetmetal Workers Local 49
Southwest Coalition for Palestine
Starbucks New Mexico Workers United
Teamsters Local 492
The Semilla Project
United Academic of University of New Mexico Local 6662
United Association Local 412
Union of Graduate Workers  of New Mexico Local 1466
Women’s March