‘Worker over Billionaires’ protests near me: Interactive map to find nearest anti-Trump Labor Day demonstration on September 1

On Labor Day 2025, which falls on Monday, September 1, the AFL-CIO, the largest labor union in the U.S., is organizing thousands of protests across the country under the banner: “Workers Over Billionaires.”

The AFL-CIO is joined by several other progressive political organizations, with over 1000 events planned in all 50 states. Organizers hope to draw crowds similar to those at the “No Kings” protests held in July, which coincided with President Trump’s planned military parade in Washington, D.C.

What are the protests about?

The AFL-CIO describes the collection of protests as "a peaceful celebration of the power we hold when we stand together in a union." The union is hoping that the event will inspire workers to come together and "take back our country for working people, not corporate CEOs or billionaires."

Find the protest closest to you through the locator tool on the AFL-CIO website.

The Trump Administration’s attack on workers

The Trump administration was quick to target the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the governmental body that adjudicates labor violations submitted by workers and unions.

Just days after taking office, President Trump fired Gwynne Wilcox, who had been nominated to a five-year term on the NLRB by President Joe Biden. Wilcox has challenged her dismissal as illegal, citing federal law that only allows the president to remove a board member for “neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.”

In December 2024, the term of Lauren McFerran expired, leaving the board without the three members required to form a quorum and review cases. Currently, the NLRB consists of just one member, David M. Prouty, appointed by President Biden, whose term is set to expire on August 27, 2026.

In July, President Trump nominated two individuals to the NLRB: Scott Mayer, chief labor counsel at Boeing Co., and James Murphy, a former NLRB attorney. These nominations are expected to result in a Republican-majority board by year’s end, though confirmation hearing dates have yet to be determined.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sided with SpaceX in a case against the NLRB, ruling that the company had been “irreparably harmed” by provisions limiting the president’s authority to fire board members. SpaceX argues that the NLRB is unconstitutional and has operated illegally for its 90-year history due to these restrictions.

President Trump is the first president to attempt to fire an NLRB member, and the case is likely headed to the Republican-led Supreme Court. The Court may decide whether the National Labor Relations Act unlawfully restricts presidential authority over board appointments and dismissals.

However, one judge on the Fifth Circuit panel dissented in part, noting that SpaceX failed to clearly explain how the president’s limited firing power caused harm, especially since the company did not challenge the constitutionality of the board members’ appointments—an argument that would have undermined the legitimacy of the board’s decisions.

Nevertheless, the attack on the constitutional foundation of the NLRB marks a significant escalation in efforts to weaken labor protections.

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