In celebrating May Day, we affirm that:
- May Day is for everyone – those whose labour is paid or unpaid, formal or informal; makes our daily survival and existence possible; done simply to survive and be here.
- This includes care work, precarious work, undocumented and migrant work, sex work, gig work, community-building work, and so many other vital types of labour that are often un(der)valued or unrecognized.
- May Day is, at its heart, a celebration across and against the borders that divide workers around the world, many of which were imposed and continue to be defended through colonial and imperialist violence.
- Celebrating May Day on unceded, never-surrendered Algonquin Anishinaabe land goes hand in hand with a commitment to decolonial struggles for Indigenous self-determination and Land Back.
- Workers’ liberation means gender liberation and trans liberation, especially at this moment in which trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming people of all ages, women, and girls are under profound sustained attack by authoritarian patriarchal political systems here and abroad,
- May Day is a moment to remember and honour the long history of struggle for our dignity and survival as working people. This history has included efforts by people of all genders, people of all sexual orientations, children and youth, Indigenous people, Black people, racialized people, disabled people OR persons with disabilities, people of all faiths, immigrants, migrants, sex workers, undocumented people, unionized and without the benefit of a union, and so many more.
- May Day is a moment to celebrate our transformative power as workers when we dream, organize, and stick together. We aim for a May Day that is joyful, hopeful and that imagines the world we want to see beyond capitalism.