MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Latest on the workers’ rights, immigration rally in Milwaukee (all times local):
2 p.m.
A couple thousand demonstrators from around Wisconsin marched from Milwaukee’s predominantly Hispanic south side to the downtown courthouse, joining their counterparts around the country and world in a May Day support for labor and immigrant rights.
A light rain during the march turned into a downpour of sleet as demonstrators at the courthouse shouted “the people united can never be divided.” Some carried signs against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. One read “Stop the Deportations.”
Participants who rode buses from Beloit, Whitewater, the Fox Valley, Racine and other cities around the state joined in the march and demonstration.
Although a smaller crowd gathered Monday afternoon, the scene was similar to a Feb. 13 march staged for similar reasons, including Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke’s plan to deputize local law enforcement officers as federal immigration agents.
____
8:36 a.m.
Workers and activists are marking May Day around the world with marches and rallies for better pay and working conditions.
In Wisconsin, buses from around the state will deliver participants to Milwaukee for an immigration march sponsored by Voces de la Frontera (VOH’-ses day lah fron-TER’-rah) and other organizations.
Voces de la Frontera executive director Christine Neumann-Ortiz says hundreds of cities will see marches and actions, and many organizations have endorsed the call for a general strike led by immigrants and workers.
The organization expects thousands to strike and withdraw children from school in Wisconsin while hundreds of businesses close to join the march In Milwaukee.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.