Updated 2 hours ago Thousands of demonstrators gathered all around the Bay Area Saturday in several May Day events. In San Francisco, labor groups marked May Day with a rally and march and to support legislation they believe is needed to help empower workers. They gathered near the Embarcadero Saturday. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories. Jesse Johnson had a very personal reason to be there. “We haven’t worked so being out of work is a very serious matter,” he said. It’s an effect of the pandemic. Johnson is a bartender at an airport and thinks the situation is finally beginning to look up. “With the help of the government and everything like that we have been able to weather the storm things appear to be coming to a close we're going to get back,” Johnson added.