Labor Day rallies held across Southern California
Labor Day rallies across SoCal
Rallies will be held throughout Los Angeles County Monday as part of the nationwide Labor Day effort billed by organizers as a "stop the billionaire takeover."
LOS ANGELES - Several rallies were held across Southern California to mark Labor Day.
What we know:
Multiple "Workers Over Billionaires" rallies were scheduled across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties.
These events are organized by May Day Strong, a group that describes itself as "working people rising up to stop the billionaire takeover."
The group's platform includes calls to protect social programs, ensure fully funded schools, healthcare, and housing for all, and stop what they call "attacks on immigrants, black, indigenous, trans people, and all our communities."
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The Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition 46th annual Solidarity Parade and Picnic Rally had the theme "Labor Unions Fighting for a Better Tomorrow." What organizers bill as one of the nation's largest Labor Day parades stepped off Monday morning at the intersection of Broad Avenue and E Street, then headed west on E Street to Avalon Boulevard, north on Avalon Boulevard to M Street, and concluded at Banning Park, where a picnic and rally were held with labor guest speakers and an introduction of elected officials.
Labor Day rallies held throughout SoCal
Rallies were being held throughout Los Angeles County Monday as part of the nationwide Labor Day effort billed by organizers as "stop the billionaire takeover," while the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition 46th annual Solidarity Parade and Picnic Rally was taking place in Wilmington.
List of locations
Timeline:
The day's events are staggered across various locations and times.
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- Claremont
- Culver City
- Elysian Park
- Filipinotown
- Lakewood
- LAX
- Long Beach
- Malibu
- Montebello
- Northridge
- Palmdale
- Pasadena
- Santa Clarita
- Topanga
- Torrance
- Whittier
- Wilmington
- Brea
- Huntington Beach
- Laguna Beach
- Newport Beach
- Seal Beach
- Corona
- Lake Elsinore
- Riverside
- Beaumont
- Big Bear Lake
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Twentynine Palms
- Thousand Oaks
- Ventura
What they're saying:
Kristal Romero, the press secretary of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, stated that organizers expect "a couple thousand participants" at the Solidarity Parade and Picnic Rally.
In his Labor Day proclamation, President Donald Trump wrote, "From the earliest days of our American story, our Nation's future has been molded by the skill, determination, and unwavering resilience of the American worker."
The proclamation continues, "This Labor Day, we honor the proud legacy of America's workforce -- and we pay tribute to the unbreakable spirit that keeps it strong nearly 250 years later."
The backstory:
Labor Day, a national tribute to workers' contributions, was first celebrated on September 5, 1882, in New York City.
In 1887, Oregon became the first state to formally recognize it.
By 1894, 31 states had made Labor Day a holiday, leading to Congress passing a bill to make the first Monday in September a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and territories.
This year's Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition parade marks its 46th annual event, with the theme "Labor Unions Fighting for a Better Tomorrow."
The Source: This information was compiled from various sources, including direct statements from rally organizers, the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition, and a quote from Kristal Romero of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor to City News Service. Additional details were provided by the campaign of former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and a Labor Day proclamation from President Donald Trump.