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'Workers Over Billionaires' protests planned across Southern California this Labor Day
Residents and workers protest Pres. Donald Trump's efforts to abolish labor laws protecting workers, and the use of federal agents and the National Guard to perform basic policing actions, Aug. 28, 2025.
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Nationwide protests are planned on Labor Day, including in a number of communities across Southern California.
The AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest federation of unions, along with a coalition of other organizations, are holding the more than 1,000 ‘Workers over Billionaires’ protests to demand that “Medicaid, social security, and other programs for working people” be protected.
The coordinated day of action is a follow up to the “May Day Strong” protests on International Workers' Day on May 1.
Here are a list of some of the protests and rallies happening across Southern California you can attend, find all of them here:
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Rancho Cucamonga
Address: Civic Center Drive & Haven Avenue
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Claremont
Address: Foothill Boulevard & North Indian Hill Boulevard
Time: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
West Covina
Address: 2220 S Azusa Ave.
Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Pasadena City Hall (West side steps)
Address: 100 Garfield Ave.
Time: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Montebello
Address: 361 E Lincoln Ave.
Time: 12 to 2:30 p.m.
Brea
Address: Imperial Highway & State College Boulevard
Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Santa Ana
Address: Santa Ana Zoo
1801 E Chestnut Ave.
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Echo Park
Address: 751 Echo Park Ave.
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Elysian Park
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Palmdale
Address: 10th Street West and Rancho Vista Blvd.
Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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