General Strike Deadline: Submit Your Song by Saturday!
Harold Phillips | Published on 4/10/2026
Submissions are already coming in from Tokyo to Philadelphia—now it’s your turn.
The General Strike Song Contest is looking for songs and chants that a crowd can learn quickly and sing together in the streets: simple words, lots of repetition, and easy (or familiar) melodies. If a crowd can sing it—we want to hear it. In moments like this, we need new songs and new voices. At the Pittsburgh Labor Choir, we’ve seen how music can lift spirits, build solidarity, and turn a crowd into a movement.
Entries close this Saturday, April 11. Winning songs and chants will be featured in a special FREE online teach-in and concert. Submit your entry here.