May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, is an annual event celebrated on 1 May to commemorate the historical achievements and ongoing struggles of the working class and labour movements worldwide.

This year, May Day will be celebrated in three locations over three days, providing an opportunity for union members and the public to show support for workers’ rights and social justice.

Join the NSWNMA among thousands of workers by attending one of the following rallies:

Hunter Workers’ May Day March

Date: Sunday, 30 April

Location: Assembling outside Newcastle Museum, Workshop Way

Time: Assembling at 9:30 am, march begins at 10 am

Hunter Workers will gather outside Newcastle Museum to commence their march towards the Foreshore at 10 am.

Sydney May Day

Date: Monday, 1 May

Location: Assembling at Belmore Park

Time: 11 am

Sydney May Day will take place in Belmore Park, with participants assembling at 11 am before marching to Hyde Park. Please note that there will be no weekend family fun day this year.

South Coast Labour Council’s March for Peace, Jobs, and Justice

Date: Saturday, 6 May

Location: Assembling at Wentworth St, Port Kembla

Time: 12 pm

The South Coast Labour Council will assemble in Wentworth St, Port Kembla, with the march’s central message highlighting that Port Kembla is No Place for a Nuclear Base. 

This is an important opportunity for workers everywhere to vent their opposition to Port Kembla becoming the east coast base for the nation’s nuclear submarines.

Offshore wind and container terminal jobs are too important to be displaced in the name of nuclear submarines, that’s why workers are standing up to fight back.