{"id":47408,"date":"2026-03-29T11:51:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T18:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=47408"},"modified":"2026-03-29T11:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T18:51:40","slug":"nationwide-general-strike-planned-for-may-1-no-kings-organizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/nationwide-general-strike-planned-for-may-1-no-kings-organizer\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/media-library\/a-large-crowd-of-demonstrators-gather-outside-the-minnesota-state-capitol-during-the-no-kings-national-day-of-protest-in-saint.jpg?id=65423192&amp;width=1200&amp;height=400&amp;quality=70&amp;coordinates=0%2C117%2C0%2C225\" alt=\"Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A large crowd of demonstrators gather outside the Minnesota State Capitol during the \u201cNo Kings\u201d national day of protest in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on March 28, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0(Photo by Kerem Yucel \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cNo work, no school, no shopping. We\u2019re going to show up and say we\u2019re putting workers over billionaires and kings.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/author\/brad-reed\">Brad Reed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mar 28, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible, said on Saturday that a nationwide general strike is being planned for May 1 that will be modeled on the day of action residents of Minnesota&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/strike-minnesota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">organized<\/a>&nbsp;in January against the brutality carried out by federal&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/immigration\">immigration<\/a>&nbsp;enforcement officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Appearing at the flagship No Kings rally in Minneapolis, Levin praised the strength shown by the Minnesota protesters in the face of the US&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/immigration-and-customs-enforcement\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a>&nbsp;(ICE) siege of their city this year, and said his organization wanted to replicate it across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RECOMMENDED&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/no-kings-protest-saturday\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/media-library\/thousands-of-people-participate-in-a-no-wars-no-kings-no-ice-protest-against-the-trump-administration-in-manhattan-on-januar.jpg?id=65415735&amp;width=1200&amp;height=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;coordinates=170%2C0%2C171%2C0\" alt=\"\u2018No Kings. No Trump\u2019: Organizers Mobilize to Denounce War, Tyranny, and Greed\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/no-kings-protest-saturday\">\u2018No Kings. No Trump\u2019: Organizers Mobilize to Denounce War, Tyranny, and Greed<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/no-kings-2026\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/media-library\/us-immigration-ice-shooting.jpg?id=65316053&amp;width=1200&amp;height=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;coordinates=833%2C0%2C834%2C0\" alt=\"US-IMMIGRATION-ICE-SHOOTING\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/no-kings-2026\">3,000+ No Kings Protests to \u2018Reject Corruption, Senseless War, and Division\u2019 on March 28<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe next major national action of this movement is not just going to be another&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/protest\">protest<\/a>,\u201d Levin said. \u201cIt is a tactical escalation&#8230; It is an economic show of force, inspired by Minnesota\u2019s own day of truth and action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Levin then outlined what the event would entail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn May 1, on May Day, we are saying, \u2018No business as usual,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cNo work, no school, no shopping. We\u2019re going to show up and say we\u2019re putting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/workers\">workers<\/a>\u00a0over billionaires and kings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Levin: This is the largest protest in Minnesota history\u2026 The next major national action of this movement is not just gonna be another protest. On May 1st, across the country, we are saying no business as usual. No work, no school, no shopping. We&#39;re gonna show up and say we&#39;re\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bRPR7K5DuP\">pic.twitter.com\/bRPR7K5DuP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/2037968983589273795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Levin added that \u201cwe are going to build on that courage, that sacrifice\u201d that Minnesota residents showed during their day of action in January, and vowed \u201cto demonstrate that regular people are the greatest threat to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/fascism\">fascism<\/a>&nbsp;in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/paydayreport.com\/no-kings-organizers-pivot-to-may-day-general-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a>&nbsp;with Payday Report published Saturday, Indivisible co-founder Leah Greenberg said that the goal of the nationwide strike action would be to send \u201ca clear message: we demand a government that invests in our communities, not one that enriches billionaires, fuels endless war, or deploys masked agents to intimidate our neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The No Kings&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/protests\">protests<\/a>&nbsp;against President Donald Trump\u2019s authoritarian government, which Indivisible has been central in organizing, have brought millions of Americans into the streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Polling analyst G. Elliott Morris\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gelliottmorris.com\/p\/second-no-kings-day-protests-likely\" target=\"_blank\">estimated<\/a>\u00a0that the previous No Kings event, held in October, drew at least 5 million people nationwide, making it likely \u201cthe largest single-day political protest ever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our work is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Feel free to republish and share widely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/author\/brad-reed\">Brad Reed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brad Reed is a staff writer for Common Dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/author\/brad-reed\">Full Bio &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A large crowd of demonstrators gather outside the Minnesota State Capitol during the \u201cNo Kings\u201d national day of protest in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on March 28, 2026. \u00a0(Photo by Kerem Yucel \/ AFP via Getty Images) \u201cNo work, no school, no shopping. 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