May Day, a day historically used to celebrate the the contributions of working people, has become the day for the immigrant rights movement in recent years. This May 1st, thousands of workers, labor leaders and community activists are taking it to the streets to demand justice for all workers and pressure Congress to pass comprehensive reform that puts an end to the Bush administration's immigration policies.

From DC to Los Angeles and everywhere in between, people will be showing their support for President Obama's plan for immigration reform in 2009. "We want to move this process," Obama said at a news conference yesterday on his 100th day in office. "We can't continue with a broken immigration system. It's not good for anybody."

Labor and community activists will rally at Malcolm X Park to march to the White House, as part of the larger DC march for immigration reform expected to have a turnout of around 5,000 activists. "This is a perfect time to express our support for the President's position on immigration reform and add some public pressure on Congress," says Jaime Contreras, District Chair and Area Director of SEIU Local 32BJ, who is sponsoring the event with National Capital Immigrant Coalition and CASA de Maryland. Other cities with large expected turnouts include Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. Visit www.ANewDayForImmigration.org/ for more info on May 1 marches across the country.

May Day actions: We're trying to gather photos and coverage of May 1 events where SEIU Locals are participating to feature on the SEIU Blog and in CONNECT@SEIU. Please send your photos and articles featuring SEIU May 1 activities to newmedia@seiu.org.