The 1904 International Socialist Conference in Amsterdam, the Sixth Conference of the Second International, called on “all Social Democratic Party organisations and trade unions of all countries to demonstrate energetically on the First of May for the legal establishment of the 8-hour day, for the class demands of the proletariat, and for universal peace”. Today, the majority of countries around the world celebrate a workers’ day on May 1. These photographs celebrate workers in struggle over the past forty years.
George Garrett at the end of the May Day march through Liverpool. May 2017.“Never give up”. Liverpool May 2017.James Larkin society banner. Liverpool May 2017.Anti Trump protest, Liverpool 2017.“Abolish the bedroom tax”. Liverpool May 2017.Anti Racist demo on Brick Lane. East London 1992.NHS demonstration. London 2017.‘I, Daniel Blake”. Liverpool May Day demonstration, 2017.Hackney 1994Palestinian flag. Liverpool May 2017.Protester. Manchester, October 2017.‘Outrage’ protest calling for Gay law reform. Derek Jarman & Jimmy Sommerville can be seen lieing down on the road before their arrest. London 1992.Protest against the war in Iraq. Central London, 2003.Anti Racist TUC Demo. Whitechapel 1994Protesters outside McDonald’s. Liverpool 2017.Anti-Racist Demonstration. West London 1995.Protester in Clayton Square, Liverpool 2017.East London women in support of the miners, Kent 1984.Women protesters against racist murderers. Newham, East London 1980s.
Protesting to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.Brick Lane, London 1984.Protest on Brick Lane. East London 2003.Mixed media collage of the picket line at Cammel Lairds. Birkenhead 2018.Sheila Coleman, UNITE Community branch. Liverpool 2017. Julie Begum on Bethnal Green Road during anti BNP demo early 1990sDemonstration on Brick Lane. East London 1986.On the UCU picket line. Liverpool, March 7th 2018.Max Levitas before the start of the rally commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle Of Cable Street. East London 2016.Three women with a message. Liverpool 2018.Pickets outside News International in Wapping. East London, 1986.Demonstration against the BNP, Cable Street. East London 2006.Anti Murdoch demonstrators on Commercial Road. East London, 1986. Speaking up on behalf of women’s rights. Liverpool, March 2019.Lesley Mahmood speaking on behalf of the ‘Save Liverpool Women’s Hospital Campaign’.Jeeremy Corbyn at the 80th anniversary Cable Street Rally. East London, 2016.Solidarity with the UCU strike. Liverpool, March 7th 2018.Trade Union banner. Battle of Cable street anniversary 2016.Liverpool Dockers on strike in the 1990s.RMT banner from Doncaster. Liverpool 2017.Junior Doctor on strike. Royal Liverpool Hospital 2016.NUM banner with Kier Hardie, Marx and Lenin. Durham 2018.Protest against poor working conditions for drivers and dockers, Liverpool 2017.System Change Not Climate Change. Liverpool, Friday September 20th.Junior Doctors on strike. Liverpool 2016.Liverpool Labour Councillors banner with one of the 47 Councillors who stood up to Thatcher, Tony Rimmer. Durham 2018.Anti Poll Tax messages. Glasgow 1990.Members of the Merseyside Pensioners Association campaigning to save Liverpool Women’s Hospital, 2016.Justice for the Shrewsbury pickets. Durham 2018.Children protesting against the Poll Tax. South London 1990.Visitors from Liverpool enjoying the Durham Miners Gala 2018.Tony Benn shortly before the start of a Stop the War meeting at QMW college. East London, 2002.Anti racists protesting against the BNP. Bethnal Green Road. East London 1992.Crowds assemble for a march against austerity. Manchester, October 2017.Tower Hamlets protest against Le Pen. East London 1991.A member of the travelling public who supported the RMT strike. Lime Street station, Liverpool.UCU picket Jo McNeill fighting for a fair pension. Liverpool, March 7th 2018.Members of the Merseyside Pensioners Association at the 2017 London demonstration to save the NHS.Defend Council Housing demonstration. East London 2015.Trump protest, Liverpool 2017.‘Tory cuts medicine’, TUC March in London 2011.A Unison member at Liverpool Pride 2016‘Death by a thousand cuts’ Demonstration in London 2015.
Anti-Nuclear Demonstration, Brighton 1984.British army veteran Dave Gannon with a defused Donald Trump on the Stop The War & CND stall at Georges Hall Liverpool, March 2018.Tony Mulhearn of the Merseyside Pensioners Association, outside McDonald’s. Liverpool 2017.London Pride 2016.Anti Poll Tax demo. Trafalgar Square 1990.Support the miners demonstration in London, 1993.Patrick, a member of the Merseyside Pensioners Association, protesting outside the Job Centre. Liverpool 2017.Angela, a member of the Merseyside Pensioners Association, on the UCU picket line. Liverpool, March 7th 2018.Merseyside Pensioners Association Chair Julie Lyon-Taylor. Liverpool, June 2019.TUC Anti-Racist demonstration. East London 1994.NHS campaigner, Sam Semoff, is seen here being interviewed for the film Pensioners United. Liverpool 2017.Fringe CND meeting on the beach at a Labour Party Conference. Brighton 1990s.Members of the Merseyside Pensioners Association supporting the campaign for decent pay and conditions for McDonalds workers.Anti fascist protester. London 1995.March against government cuts in jobs, services and pensions. London November 2011March against government cuts in jobs, services and pensions. London November 2011.Demonstration against austerity. Manchester, October 2017.Demonstration against NHS cuts outside the London Hospital. East London 1987. Tax the rich. TUC demonstration, March 2010.Three girls with an Anti-Nazi sign. Newham, East London 1985. Mixed media on card.
