Anti-Trump Protests Planned Across U.S. for Labor Day: 'We Have to Stop the Billionaire Takeover'

Protesters across America are planning to take a stand against the Trump Administration on Labor Day, with an emphasis on supporting the “workers” of the nation and resisting the “billionaire takeover.” In what has become somewhat of a trend on U.S. public holidays this year—thousands of protesters attended demonstrations on Independence Day—activists are set to take to the streets in their respective cities. President Donald Trump has previously taken a strong stance against people protesting him and his Administration. On June 14, as the President held a national military parade in Washington, D.C., people gathered for counter-action, attending “No Kings” protests to “reject authoritarianism.” Ahead of the demonstrations in D.C., Trump had warned “people that want to protest will be met with big force,” saying participants are “people that hate our country.” Read More: ‘Free America’: Anti-Trump Administration Protests Across U.S. on July 4 But the warning has seemingly done little to deter people from exercising their right to protest, as a series of events are planned for Labor Day, which falls on Sept. 1 this year. Here’s what to know: “Workers Over Billionaires” demonstrations The action network May Day Strong is continuing the movement it launched in May by organizing Workers Over Billionaires protests for Sept. 1, in an effort to “stop the billionaire takeover.” The group describes itself as a network of “working people rising up to stop the billionaire takeover–not just through the ballot box or the courts, but through building a bigger and stronger movement.” May Day Strong has dozens of partners to help initiate its call, with protests planned among “thousands of communities across the country.” One such partner is the grassroots movement 50501, which stands for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 day.” 50501 held its first demonstrations in February, in response to what the group claims are “anti-democratic and illegal actions [from] the Trump Administration and its plutocratic allies.” The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a collective consisting of over 60 labor unions representing nearly 15 million workers, is also supporting the Workers Over Billionaires events. “At marches and rallies, picnics and parades, Workers’ Labor Day is a celebration of working people. And it’s a celebration of the power we have when we come together in a union—the power to take back our country for working people, not billionaires,” the AFL-CIO said. At least 765 separate Workers Over Billionaire events are scheduled to take place across the U.S., including as far as the overseas territory of Guam in the Western Pacific Ocean. In New Jersey, demonstrators “will continue to stand strong, fighting for public schools over private profits, healthcare over hedge funds, shared prosperity over corporate politics,” according to the Working Families Party. “Solidarity September” events Women’s March, which coordinates protests across the U.S. against sexism and oppression, has shared details of a number of “Solidarity September” events planned for the first day of the month. Demonstrations are due to take place across the country, from Tallahassee, Florida to Ames, Iowa. The Solidarity September events are set to go beyond Labor Day, with a “Make Billionaires Pay” day of protest scheduled for Sept. 20. “Shut down billionaires. Fund our future. Shut down fascists. Protect migrants and the global majority. Shut down polluters. Defend Mother Earth,” reads a statement from the organizers, who maintain that Trump and billionaires are “dismantling our democracy, attacking immigrants, feeding the war profiteers, and fueling the climate crisis.” Read More: Trump on ‘No Kings’ Protests: ‘I Don’t Feel Like a King’ “Fight The Trump Takeover” protests A number of “Fight the Trump Takeover” protests are set to take place on Labor Day. “We will be fighting in solidarity with the bigger protests around the country,” organizers said. Local organizers in Gloucester, Massachusetts, said they will be “peacefully protesting” against Republican gerrymandering.  “Join us on Labor Day to protest the voter suppression and gerrymandering designed to limit the power of your vote and your voice,” the event page reads. Fight The Trump Takeover protests initially took place on Aug. 16, in response to the Texas Republicans’ efforts to redraw the Texas district map.Explaining the day of action, organizers claimed: “Trump is trying to steal the 2026 election by rigging the system and changing electoral maps. He started in Texas, but he won’t stop there.”