Sometimes. You know that from your regular gig too.
Perhaps those of us who are participating in this General Strike, on this most unusual of May Days, might want to share what we are doing today to help the cause.
Traditionally IWW local #13, the SD GMB, would have our own thing, participate in the big yearly parade to Chicano Park, and have a social. Sabo doggy would be leading the way !!!1! This year is a little different.
Because of the Pandemic, we didn’t do our own thing, and there was no big parade. We were invited to, and endorsed, a long-ass drive-by to support rent strikers, which is proly going on as we speak (without Sabo & me, alas). Tonight we are having a joint ZOOM social with a local high school class.
I’d also like to point out that May Day has always had two sides: the action side, and the social side. I’m sure most folks know that the social side of May 1st long predates the Haymarket. To me, the social side, especially on May Day, is just, of not more, important that the action side.
Emma Goldman never said exactly this. Then again, Joe Hill’s last word wasn’t exactly “organize” either.
I ran out of meds on the day but I did buy from a community owned pharmacy.
I took Friday off, and planted potatoes and garlic. I like three-day weekends. We should have them every weekend, with some four- and five-day weekends sprinkled in.
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Food Security action on May Day 
I like it !!!1!
Speaking of May Day, it came out of the 8 hr work day movement. Before it was the 8 hr movement, it was the shorter work day movement. The great debate was go for eight hours or go for less (6 or 4). The argument for the 8hr/day was…
Working folk have so little time after working, commuting, shopping, eating, cleaning, and sleeping (~20 hr/wk) they barely had time to stay alive, maybe have a family, and still be a revolutionary. With the 8hr/day they’d have more than double that (~44hr/wk). Which means they would have more time to be revolutionaries to then push for 6 or 4.
The argument against 8hr/day was that it was reformist. If we settle for 8, that’ll be the new standard, and then we’ll be forced to forever defend it against the give-back. Which means we’ll be farther away from the 6 or 4.
They had it right in the 1880s. The fight for less hrs >>>> fight for more wages.
