The Legacy of Jewish Worker Organizing That Brought Us to This May Day
Workers Circle Delegation gathering before the May Day 2026 rally. Photo by Lauren Schwartzbard.
In These Times shared an editorial by CEO of the Workers Circle, Ann Toback, sharing how a century of Jewish labor organizing centered on solidarity has helped lead us to today’s fight.
“We march on May Day because this is exactly the moment that demands it. May Day was not born as a holiday. It was born as a declaration: that working people have power, that solidarity is strength, and that we are not alone. This May Day we reclaim that declaration.”
ABOUT THE WORKERS CIRCLE:
The Workers Circle is a national Jewish social justice organization founded by Eastern European immigrants who came to the United States fleeing autocracy and persecution and seeking democratic freedoms. That history drives the organization’s work today. Home to the grassroots power-building model of Democracy Circles, national freedom vigils, and the Talk to Your Sheriff program, the Workers Circle’s multigenerational activist community of 200,000+ people powers our strategic, non-partisan campaigns to empower voters, strengthen Constitutional rights, and demand the multiracial democracy we need.
