Hundreds gather in Richmond to protest Trump administration policies on Labor Day

Virginians protest Trump’s anti-worker policies at Richmond Labor Day rally

Speakers urged workers to organize to fight back against poverty wages and union busting. Hundreds gathered in Richmond’s Monroe Park on Monday to celebrate Labor Day and protest the Trump administration’s anti-worker policies.  A big theme of the day was the need to organize to fight back against the Trump administration’s attacks on workers and immigrants.  Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has fired thousands of federal worker…

Hundreds gather in Richmond to protest Trump administration policies on Labor Day

RICHMOND, Va. Around 250 people gathered at Monroe Park Monday evening to protest against the Trump administration and billionaires living in America.RVA Indivisible and the 50501 organization marched from Monroe Park to Capitol grounds to demonstrate against what they're calling an income gap between wealthy and low-income Americans.Protesters said President Trump persuaded Republican congressmen to cut access to healthcare and food assistance,…

Hundreds protest Trump administration on Labor Day in Duluth

DULUTH — Hundreds of protesters chanted in unison as Dolly Parton’s 1980 single “9 to 5” rang out over a massive set of speakers. It was a fitting tune for a crowd composed of people from unique walks of life who collectively shouted the same pro-labor message, “United we bargain, divided we beg!” Lyn Carlson, a 1974 Duluth Denfeld High School graduate, was among those unified voices. She has lived in Fort Myers, Florida, since 1998, but spends …