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Hundreds of workers and labor union representatives gathered at Civic Plaza on Friday to call for better working conditions and higher wages on International Workers鈥� Day.

Also known as May Day, the holiday is similar to Labor Day, when unions worldwide rally against inequality and other issues affecting workers while celebrating labor victories.

At Albuquerque鈥檚 rally, speakers and attendees highlighted concerns including the war in Iran, immigrants鈥� rights and the rising cost of living.

The theme: Workers over billionaires.

Andrew Palmer, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 492, was among dozens of labor leaders who gathered Friday to remind corporations of workers鈥� contributions and connect employees with resources.

鈥淚n a world where billionaires run the country and these trillion-dollar companies, they鈥檙e doing that on the backs of hardworking people,鈥� Palmer said. 鈥淐ompanies have to be fair with their workers, or there are consequences.鈥�

Palmer said his union represents about 2,800 employees, including warehouse workers and truck drivers. In September, it helped Creamland Dairy workers reach a tentative agreement after a strike and months of negotiations.

Ellen Bernstein, president of the Albuquerque Teachers Federation, said International Workers Day carries added weight this year as the gap between wealthy and working class Americans widens.

鈥淲e continue to protest what鈥檚 going on in our country and the big division between the ultrawealthy and the regular working person,鈥� Bernstein said. 鈥淲e all want a thriving democracy. It鈥檚 important that our students and their families live in that kind of society, so we鈥檙e fighting not just for our families but for all families.鈥�

Supporters held signs reading 鈥淒emand investment in people, not wars,鈥� 鈥淣o corporate welfare, pay your share, billionaire鈥� and 鈥淚mmigrants over billionaires.鈥�

Graduate student workers at the University of New Mexico attended in solidarity and to raise awareness about their ongoing contract negotiations.

鈥淭he average grad worker at UNM makes less than $24,000 a year, and we need higher wages,鈥� Mark Campbell of 近距离内射合集 Graduate Workers of UNM said. 鈥淪ome of my friends go to multiple food banks around the city just to afford food.鈥�

Campbell added that master鈥檚 and Ph.D. students often teach large introductory classes. Immigrants make up roughly one-third of UNM鈥檚 graduate workforce, he said.

鈥淥ur working conditions are students鈥� learning conditions,鈥� he said. 鈥淲hen our working conditions are bad, learning conditions are bad. That鈥檚 why we鈥檙e demanding higher wages.鈥�

Wind and light rain did little to deter the crowd as they marched through Downtown Albuquerque 鈥� led by a union semitruck 鈥� with drums echoing through Civic Plaza as supporters chanted in solidarity.

鈥淲e should focus on the people 鈥� not billionaires, not foreign wars,鈥� said Galileo Zen of the Albuquerque chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. 鈥淚nvest in people locally.鈥�

鈥淚 think the more we build class consciousness 鈥� both domestically and abroad 鈥� the more we see that differences among working people are minimal,鈥� Zen said.

Nakayla McClelland covers crime and breaking news. Reach her at nmcclelland@abqjournal.com or 505-823-3857.