May Day Solidarity Rally with MSEA in Portland – May 1st

May Day, celebrated on May 1, is important both as a traditional spring festival and as a global day honoring workers’ rights and labor movements. It commemorates historic struggles for fair working conditions, including the fight for the eight-hour workday, and remains a symbol of solidarity and social justice worldwide.

This year, the Maine Service Employees Association (MSEA-SEIU 1989) will be holding a May Day rally on the steps of Portland City Hall on Friday, May 1, to call on the Mills administration to negotiate a fair contract for executive branch employees.

Date: Friday, May 1, 2026

Time: 5:15 pm

Location: Steps of City Hall, 389 Congress Street, Portland

Executive branch workers have been without a contract for 10 months. MSEA members will also be raising awareness of other labor disputes, including advocating for a living wage for our adjunct faculty, addressing unsafe facilities and working conditions, and highlighting the ongoing staffing shortages they face as they try to serve the public.

Stay tuned for more details on where to park and where to gather for food afterwards.

Register to attend.