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On April 16, Health Care Workers struck the Sutter Corporation. Caregivers asked Sutter to create committees made up equally of workers and management to resolve staffing and patient care issues.

As San Franciscans prepare for a Reclaim the Streets party and protest starting tonight at 5:30pm (Justin Herman Plaza), May Day celebrations worldwide are shaking the foundations of the corporation-state. May Day is a historical holiday for anarchist resistance and worker power. This year, intense militarization by police and corporate media in Europe against May Day has guaranteed a police riot during the celebrations. Reports are coming in from around the world about actions and celebrations that took place today:

• A wildcat strike took place in Indiana
• Massive protests and police repression in London
• Militants in New Zealand marched around Wellington, shutting down multinational offices
• In Australia, the Sydney Stock Exchange was protested
• Recent militant protests against Dae Woo Motors brought 20,000 protesters in Korea out on May Day 2001
• There is video coverage of Global Action Day (May 1) in Berlin
• Actions happened in Melbourne, Australia
• A May Day action in solidarity with Quebec City prisoners was held in Montreal
• A massive general strike brought business-as-usual to a close in Greece today as tens of thousands didn't go to work
• In Chicago, solidarity actions for May Day and Quebec City prisoners were held
• A Reclaim the Streets was held in Pittsburgh
• Marxists held a rally in Sri Lanka
• Sketchy details of arrests in Vancouver are coming in

Reports from tonight's May Day in SF will be online tonight. In the meantime, there are details from Saturday's Reclaim May Day party.

A large protest and party went from Justin Herman Plaza to the intersection of Mission & Fourth, where they danced to a live marching band and a mobile soundsystem. A large maypole was constructed, and televisions were smashed. A protest in solidarity with Jaggi Singh and other Quebec City political prisoners joined the party. People hung out all night peacefully as police began to face the fact that these street parties are legitimate and will continue. SFPD were present but relaxed and followed as protesters moved around the city.

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