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Watch: May Day rallies in support of workers' rights held across major US cities
Key takeaways
- May Day events took place across the United States in major cities like Seattle, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington DC.
- More than a thousand protesters in the Los Angeles May Day Coalition marched through the streets of the city's downtown in support of workers' rights.
- Meanwhile in New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised unions and called for stronger protections for working people at a rally in Washington Square Park.
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May Day events took place across the United States in major cities like Seattle, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington DC.
More than a thousand protesters in the Los Angeles May Day Coalition marched through the streets of the city's downtown in support of workers' rights.
Meanwhile in New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised unions and called for stronger protections for working people at a rally in Washington Square Park.
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