The Prospects for a 2028 May Day Mass Strike
Three years ago, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain called for American unions to line up contract expirations for May Day 2028 to set the stage for a potential mass strike. How are the prospects of this coordinated action looking now?
The second Trump administration has launched an aggressive assault on labor unions and workers’ rights. Coordinated action across the labor movement on May Day 2028 could strike a blow against MAGA’s anti-labor agenda. (Jeff Kowalsky / AFP via Getty Images)
Three years ago, the United Auto Workers (UAW), glowing with confidence after a successful strike at the Big Three and pledging ambitious new organizing drives, put out a call for a national strike on May 1, 2028.
UAW President Shawn Fain called for unions to align their contracts with the Big Three to build leverage and create a crisis for the billionaire class. It was a new day in the UAW, and a wider labor renewal felt possible.
May 2028 is now only a year and a half away. Are unions getting in gear for a season of strikes and labor action around then, as contracts expire in manufacturing, education, logistics, grocery, and the building trades?
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