C.J. Atkins at People’s World reports that on the heels of the massive No Kings mobilizations that saw millions take to the streets over the weekend, the fight against the MAGA agenda and the spiraling economic crisis is entering a new phase. Standing before a crowd of thousands at the flagship rally in Minnesota, Indivisible Co-Founder Ezra Levin issued a call that seemed to echo the sentiments of a growing Labor-Community Alliance: A nationwide “General Strike” on May 1st. “The next major national action of this movement is not just going to be another protest,” Levin declared. “It is a tactical escalation. It is an economic show of force.” The call for action on May Day - which is International Workers’ Day, is being organized under the banner of the May Day Strong Coalition with the demand of “No Work, No School, No Shopping.” The goal is to shut down the engines of profit that sustain the current Trump Administration’s agenda and to demand a government that invests in health care, housing and schools - rather than war, blockades and the intimidation of Immigrants. The momentum for a national walkout is rooted in the recent Minnesota General Strike, which started in Minneapolis. In January, Minnesota residents and workers electrified the movement by launching a citywide General Strike against the brutal tactics of Federal Immigration Enforcement. Despite temperatures plunging to -30 degrees, over 100,000 people marched and hundreds of businesses closed down.

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