Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology
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Labor Day, celebrated on the first Monday in September in the U.S., is a federal holiday honoring American workers, while May Day, observed on May 1st globally, is International Workers’ Day, an international celebration of workers’ rights and power often marked by demonstrations, though its radical roots are often downplayed in the U.S. Both holidays emerged from the late 19th-century struggle for an eight-hour workday but diverged as American trade unions adopted Labor Day as a patriotic, mainstream event and radical labor groups embraced the internationalist message of May Day.
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Friend, Across the country this Labor Day, working people are rising up to demand: WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES.
Event on Joyce Blvd. at King Burrito’s, 3 to 5 today
The billionaires are turning our government into a slush fund for the wealthy — gutting Medicaid, firing federal workers, and ravaging our families through ICE raids. We are fighting back. We are coming together to continue standing strong and say enough. We’re proud to join in partnership with labor and community groups at more than 1,000 “Workers Over Billionaires” events on Labor Day 2025. We are working people coming together to stop the billionaire takeover. We are growing our movement and fighting for a country that is more fair, just, equitable, and free for all of us — not just a chosen few. . . .
This nonviolent action is hosted by Indivisible NWA.
Labor and community are planning more than a barbecue on Labor Day this year because we have to stop the billionaire takeover. Billionaires are converting the government into their private slush fund and Congress has just passed the largest wealth giveaway in the history of the US. The money they take from working families, they put in billionaires’ pockets and set aside to fund a private army of ICE agents.
Just like any bad boss, the way we stop the takeover is with collective action. We are 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. We are growing our movement and fighting for a country that is more fair, just, equitable, and free for all of us—and not just a chosen few.
On September 1st we will continue the movement we launched together on May 1st, standing in solidarity with all our communities under attack and fighting for real wins for all our people. Thousands of communities across the country are taking a stand on Labor Day, join us! We will be in the streets, outside the offices of the corporate criminals who are behind the attacks on our freedoms, and at congressional offices. Together we will demand a country that puts workers over billionaires.
OUR DEMANDS TO BUILD THE SOCIETY WE ALL DESERVE:
- Stop the billionaire takeover corrupting our government.
- Protect and defend Medicaid, Social Security, and other programs for working people.
- Fully funded schools, and healthcare and housing for all.
- Stop the attacks on immigrants, Black, indigenous, trans people, and all our communities.
- Invest in people not wars.
Please note: A core principle behind all our events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events. . . .
“No economic justice without workers’ justice” by Pramila Jayapal <info@e.pramilaforcongress.com>
Dick,
Labor Day isn’t just a long weekend. It’s a celebration of the people who make this country run — and a reminder that when workers organize, they win. So today, I want to say it loud and clear:
Thank you, unions.
Thank you to every worker striking right now for better wages and safer conditions. Thank you to the domestic workers who still don’t have basic labor protections — but are demanding them. Thank you to farmworkers, rideshare drivers, nurses, teachers, baristas — everyone who’s standing up and saying: we deserve better. Washington is one of the most pro-worker states in the country. That’s no accident. We’ve fought hard — and won — livable wages, strong worker protections, and the right to organize.
But across the country, the fight continues. Big corporations and billionaires still hoard record profits while working families are being squeezed. Too many workers still lack paid sick leave, safety protections, or a voice on the job.
That’s why I’m proud to fight in Congress for:
The PRO Act to protect the right to organize
A National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
Stronger protections for farmworkers and gig workers
A real living wage for all workers, not just the wealthiest ZIP codes
Because this much is true: There is no economic justice without workers’ justice. So if you’re celebrating today — whether you’re hanging with friends, walking a picket line, or just getting some well-earned rest — take a moment to honor the workers who made it possible. And commit to standing in solidarity tomorrow, too.
Thank you, Pramila
“Nearly 1,000 ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ Protests Planned Across US for Labor Day.” Common Dreams (8-29-25).
“This is about workers showing up and demanding what workers deserve all across the country,” said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers By Stephen Prager.
Jon Queally. “Support for Labor Unions Near Historic High as Trump Trashes Working Class.” Common Dreams (8-29-5).
“Working people want unions and the numbers prove it,” says one labor leader. “While billionaires and their yes-men in Congress try to slash wages, gut health care, and silence working people, we are fighting back—organizing, mobilizing, and demanding a voice.”
Also reported by Portside Snapshot August 31, 2025.