PSJA AFT

TOGETHER, WE RISE. THIS IS MAY DAY.

They tried to bury it.
We’re bringing it back.

✊🏽 Solidarity. Resistance. Power.

👇🏽 Read why May Day still matters:

May 1 wasn’t given to us.
It was won by workers.

In 1886, workers across the U.S. walked out for the 8-hour day.
Chicago became the center of that fight. The system answered with violence.

That struggle didn’t disappear.
It spread.

Across the world, May 1 became International Workers’ Day.

But here in the U.S.?
They tried to bury it.

After uprisings like the Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland moved Labor Day to September to separate it from worker power.

Because May Day isn’t just a celebration.
It’s a warning.

A reminder of what happens when workers organize, unite, and disrupt the status quo.

And that makes the powerful uncomfortable.

They want us divided—by race, by status, by where we were born.

But we know better.

An injury to one is an injury to all.

Want to know why your local is joining other unions from RGV CLC and our AFT local affiliates across the RGV to celebrate May Day ?

Happy May Day !

Join the AFT and thousands of workers for a day of civic action on May 1. The AFT is encouraging members to take action by pledging to vote, checking their registration, and finding ways to get involved ahead of upcoming elections.

Check out the toolkit ⤵️
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jR6vPyWnZCUEmeWov96ugJbHldga9_5sfSPg2wbx9Yo/edit?usp=sharing

RGV AFT and the Texas AFT family will stand together on May Day!

May Day traces back to workers who risked everything for something most take for granted today: time, dignity, and fair conditions.

That legacy lives on in every union member, every educator, and every worker, still pushing for a better world now.

This May Day, we won’t just remember - we will organize. If you live in the Rio Grande Valley, join us for Marcha del Pueblo on May 2, 2026.

Details and RSVP here: www.lupenet.org/AFT

Ever wonder why May Day is a celebrated date ? It’s more than just a date on the calendar—it’s a day with an incredible history:
Power to the Workers: International Workers' Day! It honors the brave people who fought for things we often take for granted today, like the 8-hour workday and fair working conditions.
Join us as we join RGV AFT and the RGV CLC as well as other organizations across the valley to stand together in solidarity for workers rights on Saturday at the Marcha del Pueblo in Edinburg .