Workers Over Billionaires: A May Day Demand
On May 1, workers, students, and families demand economic justice, no ICE, no war, and a democracy that puts people before billionaires.
Why Workers Must Come Before Billionaires
Friends,
A country cannot call itself free when the people who cook the food, teach the children, stock the shelves, clean the buildings, drive the buses, and care for the sick are told to sacrifice while billionaires collect more power, more tax breaks, and more control. Workers Over Billionaires is not just a slogan. It is a moral line in the sand. It means our labor matters more than their greed, our families matter more than their fortunes, and our democracy matters more than their influence. There are three things we need to do to uplift workers over billionaires:
Tax the rich so our families, not their fortunes, come first.
That is not envy. That is justice. Working people are told there is never enough for good schools, affordable housing, health care, childcare, paid leave, or decent wages. But somehow there is always enough for tax loopholes, corporate subsidies, and giveaways to the wealthy. That is not an accident. It is a choice. When billionaires and giant corporations are allowed to hoard wealth while ordinary people struggle to afford groceries, rent, and medicine, the government stops serving the public and starts serving the powerful. Taxing the rich is about restoring balance. It is about making sure the people who benefit the most from this country also invest in its future. Our families should come before their fortunes. Our children should come before their offshore accounts. Our communities should come before their stock portfolios.
🚨Tell Congress: Make the Ultra-Rich Pay Their Fair Share
No ICE. No war. No private army serving unchecked federal power.
A government that spends billions on detention, deportation, militarization, and endless war while telling working people to accept less is showing us exactly what it values. Repression is not safety. Fear is not freedom. A nation cannot claim to protect families while tearing families apart through raids, detention centers, and policies rooted in cruelty. It cannot claim to defend peace while pouring public money into war and violence. And it cannot call itself democratic if federal power is used like a weapon against communities instead of as a tool to protect human dignity. Real safety comes from stable homes, good jobs, strong schools, health care, legal protections, and peaceful communities. People need care, not cages. People need opportunity, not occupation. Public money should build lives, not destroy them.
Expand democracy, not corporate power. Defend free and fair elections.
Billionaire rule does not survive without political control. It survives when corporations buy influence, when wealthy donors drown out the voices of ordinary people, when voter suppression blocks participation, and when elections are manipulated to protect power instead of reflect the will of the people. Democracy is supposed to belong to all of us, not just those who can afford lobbyists and super PACs. Free and fair elections are how working people defend themselves against oligarchy. When we expand voting rights, protect election access, strengthen unions, and challenge corporate dominance, we move closer to a country where people matter more than profit. Democracy must be defended, expanded, and lived.
On May 1, 2026, workers, students, and families will rally, march, and take action across the country to demand a nation that puts workers over billionaires, with many refusing business as usual through No School. No Work. No Shopping.
Here is how you can plug in to ensure Workers Come Before Billionaires:
Tell Congress: Make the Ultra-Rich Pay Their Fair Share
Then show up and help build a country where working people finally come first.
Why the Grassroots Resistance Can’t Wait
💥Your Power in Action: What You Can Do Today
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On May 1, 2026, workers, students, and families rally, march, and take action across the country to demand a nation that puts workers over billionaires, with many refusing business as usual through No School. No Work. No Shopping. Find an event near you.
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Nobody is asking them to pay more than their fair share, to pay the backbone of their companies (the working men/women) a living wage. Really how many houses do they need when the people who work 40hrs a week for them can’t afford to buy a house or rent an apartment? How many cars, vacations do you need when your workers can’t feed their families and take their kids to the doctor? Greed is not something to be proud of, you can’t take it either you!
Just how greedy are these filthy rich billionaires allowed to be? If they aren’t going to pay taxes in this country. Then they better find another one to accommodate them.