Demonstrators stand on S. Main Street in Janesville on Thursday, May 1, 2025, protesting in solidarity with laborers on International Workersβ Day, as part of the May Day National Day of Action.
Demonstrators listen to speakers at the Marvin. W. Roth Community Pavilion in downtown Janesville Thursday, May 1, 2025. They were protesting in solidarity with laborers on International Workersβ Day Thursday, as part of the May Day National Day of Action.
Demonstrators listen to speakers at the Marvin. W. Roth Community Pavilion in downtown Janesville Thursday, May 1, 2025. They were protesting in solidarity with laborers on International Workersβ Day Thursday, as part of the May Day National Day of Action.
Riley, a member of the Rock River Democratic Socialist Association, speaks about the necessity of tenants unions and the need for one in Rock County, at the Marvin W. Roth Community Pavilion in downtown Janesville Thursday, May 1, 2025. Demonstrators were marking International Workersβ Day Thursday, as part of the May Day National Day of Action.
Michael Cass, a newly elected member of the Janesville City Council, speaks on the importance of local government and sharing voice,Β at the Marvin W. Roth Community Pavilion in downtown Janesville Thursday, May 1, 2025. Demonstrators were marking International Workersβ Day Thursday, as part of the May Day National Day of Action.Β
Mary Burpee, a former union organizer, speaks about the importance of labor unions at the Marvin. W. Roth Community Pavilion in downtown Janesville Thursday, May 1, 2025. Demonstrators were protesting in solidarity with laborers on International Workersβ Day Thursday, as part of the May Day National Day of Action.
A sign that reads βLabor Uplifts All Peopleβ stretches across the Marvin. W. Roth Community Pavilion in downtown Janesville Thursday, May 1, 2025. Demonstrators were protesting in solidarity with laborers on International Workersβ Day Thursday, as part of the May Day National Day of Action.
Demonstrators stand on S. Main Street in Janesville on Thursday, May 1, 2025, protesting in solidarity with laborers on International Workersβ Day, as part of the May Day National Day of Action.
KYLIE BALK-YAATENEN/KYLIE.BALKENEN@APG-SW.COM
JANESVILLE β Rain didnβt deter hundreds of demonstrators from across Rock and Walworth counties who came out to lower Courthouse Park in downtown Janesville Thursday, to hear local government, labor union and community leaders speak about worker rights, unions and the history of May Day.
Demonstrators listen to speakers at the Marvin. W. Roth Community Pavilion in downtown Janesville Thursday, May 1, 2025. They were protesting in solidarity with laborers on International Workersβ Day Thursday, as part of the May Day National Day of Action.
KYLIE BALK-YAATENEN/KYLIE.BALKENEN@APG-SW.COM
The Rock River Democratic Socialists organized the rally at the Marvin W. Roth Community Pavilion on International Workersβ Day, as part of the May Day National Day of Action.
Demonstrators listen to speakers at the Marvin. W. Roth Community Pavilion in downtown Janesville Thursday, May 1, 2025. They were protesting in solidarity with laborers on International Workersβ Day Thursday, as part of the May Day National Day of Action.
Riley, a member of the Rock River Democratic Socialist Association, speaks about the necessity of tenants unions and the need for one in Rock County, at the Marvin W. Roth Community Pavilion in downtown Janesville Thursday, May 1, 2025. Demonstrators were marking International Workersβ Day Thursday, as part of the May Day National Day of Action.
Michael Cass, a newly elected member of the Janesville City Council, speaks on the importance of local government and sharing voice,Β at the Marvin W. Roth Community Pavilion in downtown Janesville Thursday, May 1, 2025. Demonstrators were marking International Workersβ Day Thursday, as part of the May Day National Day of Action.Β
Mary Burpee, a former union organizer, speaks about the importance of labor unions at the Marvin. W. Roth Community Pavilion in downtown Janesville Thursday, May 1, 2025. Demonstrators were protesting in solidarity with laborers on International Workersβ Day Thursday, as part of the May Day National Day of Action.
A sign that reads βLabor Uplifts All Peopleβ stretches across the Marvin. W. Roth Community Pavilion in downtown Janesville Thursday, May 1, 2025. Demonstrators were protesting in solidarity with laborers on International Workersβ Day Thursday, as part of the May Day National Day of Action.
