Los Angeles — As the May Day rally stretched into the evening, protesters take time out for a group massage at Pershing Square.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — A demonstrator at Pershing Square holds a sign offering a bit of affection during the May Day rally.
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Los Angeles — Police presence was heavy on 5th street near Pershing Square.
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Los Angeles — It wasn't all seriousness at the May Day rally, as one participant demonstrates in the evening at Pershing Square.
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Los Angeles — The crowd takes in a musical performance at Pershing Square during the evening of the May Day rally.
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers in riot gear face protesters at Broadway and 5th Street in late afternoon.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers are on guard as Occupy L.A. and May Day demonstrators march through downtown.
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Los Angeles — Occupy L.A. protesters and May Day marchers confront LAPD officers at 4th near Broadway.
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Los Angeles — An LAPD officer takes a stance during the May Day march.
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Los Angeles — A May Day marcher photographs the goings-on at 4th near Broadway.
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Los Angeles — Alejandra Valles, a vice president of SEIU leads protesters as they carry a banner through LAX and down the middle of Century Boulevard.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — LAPD officers take union organizer Dev Das into custody as 10 protesters sat in the middle of Century Boulevard at Avion.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — Workers at LAX congregate in the Tom Bradley terminal before marching through other terminals heading east out of airport onto a closed Century Boulevard during a labor march.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — Workers march east out of LAX on a closed Century Boulevard as they went on a one-day general strike to protest what labor activists called unfair practices, with airlines using hired contractors instead of unionized employees.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times
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Seattle — Protesters break windows of downtown businesses including American Apparel and NikeTown during a May Day rally.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Joshua Trujillo / Seattlepi.com
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Seattle — A police officer uses mace on a protester in front of an American Apparel store during an Occupy Seattle May Day rally and anti-capitalism march Tuesday.
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Seattle — A protester swings a hammer at the glass door of a Wells Fargo branch during an Occupy Seattle May Day rally.
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Seattle — A Seattle police officer rides past a smoke bomb after protesters shattered windows in downtown businesses during a May Day rally.
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New York — A protester is arrested on Wall Street in Manhattan. Demonstrators took to the streets there to voice their feelings against corporate America.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times
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New York — About 7,000 people take part in a May Day protest march from Union Square to Wall Street.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — Jesus Garcia, in a wheelchair, leads a chant before the start of a May Day march at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Broadway.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times
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New York — Signs help tell the story for Manhattan protesters.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — Hundreds march down Broadway downtown, many carrying signs about immigration issues.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — Brian Mac waves a flag during the May Day immigration reform rally downtown.
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Los Angeles — Waitress Erica Dickerson takes a picture of May Day marchers from the front window of UMAMIcatessen restaurant on Broadway.
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Los Angeles — Angelica Alvarez of Juarez, Mexico, expresses herself during the downtown march.
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Los Angeles — May Day demonstrators fill the intersection at Broadway and 2nd Street downtown.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — Hundreds of May Day demonstrators walk along Broadway in downtown Los Angeles to voice their opinion on jobs, education, and immigration reform.
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Los Angeles — Efrain Iniguez pushes a cart carrying E.T. and another pair of aliens while participating in the May Day march down Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. The aliens wore t-shirts that stated, "I don't want to be an alien. I want to be legal." The May Day marchers hope to bring attention to the need of good jobs, education and immigration reform.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — Artist John Garcia poses with a painting he made of Emiliano Zapata along Broadway where hundreds participate in the May Day march in downtown Los Angeles.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — Protesters drive toward May Day rally in downtown Los Angeles along Central Avenue near 41st Street.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — A man wearing an American flag bandana as a mask joins dozens of people at the start of the May Day march at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Broadway.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — A banner reading "Legalization Now! Immigration Reform, Good Jobs and Education for All" lays across Broadway before the start of the May Day march in downtown Los Angeles.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — Geovanni Ortiz, 20, with the Southgate Community Adult School, makes his statement at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Broadway.
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Los Angeles — Dozens of people begin to gather at the the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Broadway as some carry a banner that features UFW leader Cesar Chavez.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times
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New York City — A police lieutenant swings his baton at Occupy Wall Street activists. Hundreds of activists with a variety of causes spread out over New York City on International Workers Day, or May Day, with Occupy Wall Street members leading a charge against financial institutions.
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New York City — A man is arrested during a May Day protest. People around the world gathered for May Day protests against austerity measures and calling for higher wages.
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New York City — Protesters unveil an Occupy Wall Street banner in Bryant Park as they rally and prepare for a May Day march.
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New York City — Police officers try to make arrests during a May Day protest.
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New York, NY — Protesters take to the streets in Manhattan voicing their frustration with corporate America.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — Workers at Los Angeles International Airport went on a one-day general strike today to protest what labor activists are calling unfair practices by airlines using hired contractors instead of unionized employees.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times
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New York — A young girl participates in a May Day protest in front of the offices of News Corp.
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New York — Occupy Wall Street protesters voice their grievances in front of the Bank of America building.
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New York — New York police officers guard the Bank of America building during an Occupy Wall Street protest.
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New York — A protester is arrested by New York police during a May Day rally in front of the Bank of America building.
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New York — Tammy Bick of Hamdon, Conn., joins the May Day rally at Bryant Park.
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New York — Occupy protesters picket in front of the Bank of America building.
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