Labor Day protests nationwide to challenge billionaire influence

Organizers said nearly 1,000 demonstrations will take place across the United States on Labor Day as part of a nationwide "Workers Over Billionaires" day of action aimed at protesting President Donald Trump’s policies and what activists call an outsized influence of the ultrarich. The protests are scheduled for Monday, Sept. 1, and are planned in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., with events ranging from rallies and marches to picnics and parades in cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City and the D.C. suburbs, as well as in places as far-flung as Guam, organizers said.

Labor leaders say the mobilization builds on protests held earlier this year and seeks to pressure the administration on labor rights, social programs and public accountability. Jackson Potter, vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union and a national coordinator for the effort, said the day is meant to "fight against the oligarchs and challenge the militarization of our cities while working people are falling further behind and billionaires are getting windfalls." Potter said organizers have logged between 900 and 905 local events and predicted turnout could reach "hundreds of thousands, and...