(MENAFN) Workers and activists rallied in cities across the United States on Monday, marking Labor Day with demonstrations against what they called a “billionaire takeover” of the country and denouncing Trump administration policies.

Organized by the May Day Strong Movement, protests took place in major cities including New York, Boston, Chicago, and Tallahassee, as well as smaller towns nationwide. Demonstrators demanded fair wages, stronger benefits, and improved working conditions.

“This is about showing opposition to the Trump-billionaire agenda in every community, big and small,” Saqib Bhatti, executive director of the Action Center on Race and the Economy, told USA Today.

In New York, several hundred people rallied outside Trump Tower, chanting “New York is a working town” as brass bands led marches. In Florida’s capital, speakers urged “just wages and benefits,” while in Baltimore and across Maryland, protesters gathered in McKeldin Plaza and Westminster to denounce what they described as “the billionaire takeover.”

Chicago saw one of the largest demonstrations, where Mayor Brandon Johnson joined marchers, chanting “no federal troops in the city of Chicago” amid reports of expanded immigration enforcement by the Trump administration. Johnson signed an executive order barring local police from cooperating with federal military patrols or civil immigration enforcement.

Organizers said Monday’s rallies followed June’s nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations, which they claimed drew millions in opposition to President Donald Trump’s agenda.

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