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title: May Day San Jose | Blog | Bay Area Local
description: Bay Area Local | A blog hosted by the May Day San Jose Coalition
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# May Day San Jose Blog

Written by members of the coalition and our community.

![Shut It Down: May Day in San Jose](https://maydaysanjose.org/hubfs/AustinD_MayDayProtest_54%20-%20Mike%20(1).jpg)

 May 31, 2026

[Mike Paradela (SJPJC), Danielle Austin](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/author/mike-paradela-sjpjc-danielle-austin)

## [Shut It Down: May Day in San Jose](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/shut-it-down-may-day-in-san-jose)

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[![](https://maydaysanjose.org/hubfs/AustinD_MayDayProtest_54%20-%20Mike%20(1).jpg)](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/shut-it-down-may-day-in-san-jose)

 May 31, 2026

[Mike Paradela (SJPJC), Danielle Austin](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/author/mike-paradela-sjpjc-danielle-austin)

## [Shut It Down: May Day in San Jose](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/shut-it-down-may-day-in-san-jose)

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[![lucio bernabe](https://maydaysanjose.org/hubfs/lucio-bernabe%20-%20Mike.png)](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/remembering-lucio-bernabe)

 December 19, 2025

[Mike Paradela, Peace and Justice Center](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/author/mike-paradela-peace-and-justice-center)

## [Remembering Lucio Bernabe](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/remembering-lucio-bernabe)

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[![](https://maydaysanjose.org/hubfs/signal-2025-11-24-194506_003.jpeg)](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/the-first-cannery-strike)

 November 28, 2025

[Mike Paradela, Peace and Justice Center](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/author/mike-paradela-peace-and-justice-center)

## [The First Cannery Strike](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/the-first-cannery-strike)

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[![](https://maydaysanjose.org/hubfs/for%20social-1.jpeg)](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/judges-order-forces-contractless-transit-workers-back-to-work)

 April 3, 2025

[Mike (SJPJC), ⁨Li Shizeng (Food Not Bombs)](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/author/mike-sjpjc-li-shizeng-food-not-bombs)

## [Judge’s Order Forces Contractless Transit Workers Back to Work](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/judges-order-forces-contractless-transit-workers-back-to-work)

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[![](https://maydaysanjose.org/hubfs/88e18bdee175274ad80e03be4a40453a0722fa0e63f2c02aa5fd36a5ab872507%20-%20Mike%20P%20copy.jpg)](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/vta-workers-go-on-a-historic-strike)

 March 19, 2025

[Mike Paradela (SJPJC), Alysa Aujero (SJPJC), Jasmine Vital Muniz (PSL), Li Shizeng (Food Not Bombs)](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/author/mike-paradela-sjpjc-alysa-aujero-sjpjc-jasmine-vital-muniz-psl-li-shizeng-food-not-bombs)

## [VTA Workers Go on a Historic Strike](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/vta-workers-go-on-a-historic-strike)

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[![](https://maydaysanjose.org/hubfs/taco%20bell%20workers%20on%20strike%20with%20council%20members.jpg)](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/taco-bell-workers-strike-in-san-josé)

 February 15, 2025

[Mike Paradela, Peace and Justice Center](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/author/mike-paradela-peace-and-justice-center)

## [Taco Bell Workers Strike in San José: Why they're demanding respect](https://maydaysanjose.org/en-us/blog/taco-bell-workers-strike-in-san-josé)

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