Labor Day Protests in US Condemn Billionaire Influence

(MENAFN) On Monday, Labor Day demonstrations were held across various American cities under the banner of the "Workers Over Billionaires" campaign.

These rallies saw participants advocating for improved labor conditions while voicing strong criticism of the Trump administration’s policies, as reported by local sources.

Organized by the May Day Strong Movement, these widespread protests occurred in major urban centers like Boston, Chicago, and New York, along with smaller towns and rural communities.

The coordinated effort highlighted a national push for economic and social justice.

Saqib Bhatti, who serves as executive director of the Action Center on Race and the Economy, shared with a news agency that the protests were intended to reflect “opposition to the Trump-billionaire agenda in every community, big and small.”

His statement emphasized the campaign's goal of unifying people across geographic and socioeconomic divides.

In New York City, several hundred demonstrators assembled outside Trump Tower. Marchers, accompanied by lively brass bands, chanted slogans such as "New York is a working town", according to the news agency.

The protest was one of many voicing discontent with the administration’s labor and economic priorities.

Further south, in Tallahassee, Florida, speakers at a local demonstration called for fair wages and proper employee benefits.

The demand for economic equity was echoed in other regions as well.

In Maryland, particularly in Baltimore and Westminster, crowds gathered at McKeldin Plaza and other public areas.

A news outlet described the gatherings as a “mass mobilization protesting the billionaire takeover in the United States,” pointing to broader frustration over perceived corporate and elite dominance in policymaking.

Meanwhile, in Chicago, local media noted that Mayor Brandon Johnson joined the demonstrators. Amid concerns about heightened immigration enforcement actions by the Trump administration, protestors chanted "no federal troops in the city of Chicago", reinforcing their resistance to federal intervention and advocating for community autonomy.

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