Trump expects to go to the streets to protest against billionaires
Labor Day protests begin in DC with national rallies planned
A gathering of thousands of people in Washington, D.C. protests union destruction and inequality ahead of Labor Day weekend.
Trade unions and community activists are preparing for a massive protest on Workers’ Day, hoping to remind Americans of the power of the working class at a time when billionaires are playing an outside role in national politics.
Nationally, “billionaire workers” events are planned for Labor Day and surrounding days in large and small cities. In an effort to keep momentum from other massive demonstrations and put pressure on President Donald Trump as well as billionaires who will support or benefit from his administration.
“It’s important to show that every community, big and small, has opposition to the Trump Billionaire agenda. It’s not just cities that are united against what’s going on… it’s all towns, a small town that overwhelmingly voted for Trump. “It’s very important to show that the opponents are in all these places.”
On August 28, the White House did not respond to requests for comment on the protests. Instead, he provided a quote from Vice President JD Vance about Democrats who have not voted for the GOP Tax and Expenditure Bill, as well as a quote from White House Press Director Karoline Leavitt’s briefing on Labor Day.
“President Trump believes American workers are the heart and soul of our economy and national identity, so he is always defending the agenda that places them first,” she said.
Organized locally and tailored to local concerns, the event is led by labor organisations, including national advocacy groups such as AFL-CIO, May Day Strong, public citizens, inseparable, dozens of local advocacy groups. Some started late last week, while others continue throughout the first week of September.
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Some events are designed to incorporate families and show off what the union does. Some are festivals and parades rather than marches and rallies, but hundreds of scheduled.
Neidi Dominguez, Numbers Executive Director of Organized Power, told USA Today the organizers “want to do something clearly that we are saying we are in another moment.
Organizers in Madison, Wisconsin are holding Labor Festival 2025 on the Madison Labour Temple site. There are live music, food trucks, children’s events and collection drives for students from homeless families.
Shoreline, Washington, has signs and marching, as well as a return drive to school to collect supplies for local students.
In Sioux City, Iowa, the Sioux City Education Association is taking part in a picnic for the NW Iowa Labor Federation.
Batty said he expects the Labor Day protest to be greater than the Spring May Day protest. Some involved organizations helped set up other large-scale protests in the summer, including No Kings Day in June and good troubles in July.
“We see us rushing towards authoritarianism and we see military positions coming to our cities,” he said. The protest is “very necessary at this time.”
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Some of the protests and rallies target certain business officials “which really help drive an authoritarian agenda,” Batty said.
These include those and businesses who donated to Trump’s Political Action Committee, those who worked for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or those who benefited financially from the moves they made by the Trump administration. Some events include marching and meetings outside of your home.
