Thousands of union members and others marched, rallied and held picnics across Los Angeles and the country on Labor Day to protest policies perceived to weaken unions, harm workers, and empower corporations and the wealthy. A White House proclamation praised actions rewriting tax laws and claimed to put American workers first while promoting buy-American and hire-American trade policies and tariffs. Critics argue the administration is undermining government and labor-union infrastructure that protects workers, harming individuals. Protesters at a large Wilmington rally organized by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor linked immigration raids to attacks on workers and families.
Thousands of union members and others participated in marches, rallies and picnics on Labor Day throughout the Los Angeles region and across the country on Monday, decrying actions by the Trump administration that they say weaken unions and harm workers while strengthening and emboldening major corporations and the wealthy. A White House proclamation Monday said President Trump's actions are "reversing decades of neglect and finally putting American Workers first" by rewriting tax laws and creating a better economic climate for businesses.
His critics say he is undermining, in historic ways, the government and labor-union infrastructure established to protect workers - and therefore hurting individual workers. Participants at a massive Wilmington rally and parade - organized by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor - united over a common foe: Trump. "Donald Trump has gone too far," said state Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), as she and others linked typical Labor Day rhetoric directly to immigration raids. "On this Labor Day, we have an American president who takes parents from their children and workers from their jobs."
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