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Immigrant, labor, Occupy groups join for protests

The most visible organizing effort by anti-Wall Street groups since Occupy encampments were dismantled last fall were planned for May Day, a change from recent years when protests on the international workers' holiday focused on immigrant rights.

By Daniel Woolls | Updated on May 01, 2012
Two members of Occupy Oakland join striking Golden Gate Bridge, bus and ferry workers at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal in Larkspur, Calif, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Ferry service to San Francisco was shut down in the morning and resuming in the afternoon. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The most visible organizing effort by anti-Wall Street groups since Occupy encampments were dismantled last fall were planned for May Day, a change from recent years when protests on the international workers’ holiday focused on immigrant rights.

From New York to San Francisco, organizers of the various demonstrations, strikes and acts of civil disobedience said they are not too concerned about muddling the message, noting that the movements have similar goals: jobs, fair wages and equality.

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