{"id":74672,"date":"2026-04-29T09:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=74672"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:32:03","slug":"batavia-may-day-event-planned-for-friday-at-city-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/batavia-may-day-event-planned-for-friday-at-city-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/May Day event planned for Friday at City Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Batavia, New York \u2013 On Friday, May 1, workers, students, immigrants, and families in
Genesee County will hold a rally in commemoration of International Workers\u2019 Day, joining
over 1,000 cities nationwide as part of the nationwide effort, May Day Strong
[https:\/\/www.maydaystrong.org<\/a>], to demand, \u201cWorkers Over Billionaires.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 1:00 to 3:00 PM outside Batavia City Hall [https:\/\/g.co\/kgs\/G5YyNiZ], GLOW Community Alliance
and Genesee County Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are holding this rally.
As families are being forced to choose between rent and groceries, they\u2019re being told to
fear and blame their neighbors, while billionaires and corporations keep taking more. In
response, unions and community organizations are organizing to show unity behind an
agenda that puts workers first:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Tax the rich so our families, not corporations\u2019 fortunes, come first.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. No ICE, no war. No private army serving authoritarian power.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Expand democracy, not corporate rule. Demand free, fair elections and the right to a
    union.
    <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Jane Schmieder, a local attorney, is co-hosting the protest rally on behalf of GLOW
    Community Alliance. \u201cOur local community is full of good, decent, hardworking citizens
    who are appalled by recent government actions (war in Iran, ICE\u2019s abuse and detention of
    immigrants, cuts to social welfare programs). Our democracy and our election integrity are
    severely threatened,\u201d said Schmeider, \u201cPeople want to show their opposition to a
    government which has turned against us, and against all nations. We want to exercise our
    right to peaceful protest in the heart of our community. This is the fourth Batavia protest in
    the last year.\u201d
    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cThe Trump administration\u2019s recent focus on using ICE to target migrant workers and the
    leaders among them expands the already-atrocious anti-immigrant effort to be antiworker,\u201d said Logan W. Cole, secretary of Genesee County DSA, emphasizing the connection between zealous immigration enforcement and labor. \u201cICE is being used to weaken unions, impeding the ability of immigrant and non-immigrant workers\u2019 ability to provide for their families,\u201d added Cole.
    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    May Day actions across the country were inspired by Minnesota unions, community organizations, and workers who came together to withhold economic power in response to federal agents\u2019 violent occupation of their city. Thousands of businesses and workers nationwide followed Minnesotans\u2019 lead to demand ICE out of our communities, billionaires to pay their fair share, and to protect and expand democracy for working people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Press release Batavia, New York \u2013 On Friday, May 1, workers, students, immigrants, and families inGenesee County will hold a rally in commemoration of International Workers\u2019 Day, joiningover 1,000 cities nationwide as part of the nationwide effort, May Day Strong[https:\/\/www.maydaystrong.org], to demand, \u201cWorkers Over Billionaires.\u201d From 1:00 to 3:00 PM \u2026<\/p>\n

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