1. Mai Demo

In the organizer's words:

Under the motto "Make yourself strong with us!", we will take to the streets on May 1, 2025 to raise our voices for a fair working world.

Speakers will start at Strausberger Platz at 11 a.m., the demonstration will start from there at 11:30 a.m. and the rally will be held at the Rotes Rathaus at 12 noon. The stage program will start at 1 p.m., followed by the May Day festival for the whole family until 3 p.m.

Stand up for investment in the future!

Our message is clear, and we have not let up - with success. Germany must overcome the years-long investment backlog. The billions agreed by the future governing parties must now flow to where they are urgently needed: in railways, schools, housing, social security, digitalization and climate protection. It is now important to keep our country and our economy running and to position it for the future. But it is also clear that we expect the state, companies and employers to live up to their responsibilities. The money must be used to finance modern locations, sustainable products and therefore good and secure jobs for employees.

Stand up for collective bargaining and fair wages!

Good working conditions and fair wages are the key to attracting enough skilled workers to fill our schools with life, care for the sick, renovate and build our bridges and promote the climate-friendly transformation of the country. More and more employers are shirking their responsibilities and failing to ensure fair wages. We are therefore calling for a national action plan to strengthen collective bargaining and a federal collective bargaining law. So that more employees can benefit from strong collective agreements and finally receive more pay. We are also calling for a poverty-proof minimum wage as a lower floor.

Stand up for fair working hours and a strong welfare state!

We trade unions have fought in solidarity for the eight-hour working day, sick pay, stable pensions and a strong welfare state, and we will defend these achievements! Fair working hours that fit in with life are non-negotiable for us. Anyone who is ill must be able to recover. Employees deserve a good and secure pension. The pension level must be stabilized at 48 percent and increased in the long term. A strong welfare state is not only a question of justice, but also an economic necessity and a locational advantage.

Stand up for fair taxes!

We stand for a fair tax system. Employees who work for their money must not be taxed more than those who only have their money working for them. After decades of growing wealth, an appropriate and fair contribution from top earners is overdue. It is high time to reintroduce the wealth tax and introduce an inheritance tax without special rules for rich corporate heirs. The rich and super-rich must make their fair contribution in order to make the budget fit for the future and safeguard public services.

Out on May 1st!

Join us on the streets on Labor Day and stand up for a peaceful and just future in Germany, Europe and the world! Together we can get politicians to act and fight for investment, fair distribution, collective bargaining, fair working hours, stable pensions and a strong democracy.