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Aug 29, 2025 AFL-CIO and allied unions organized nearly 1,000 Labor Day protests opposing administration labor policy Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
Nationwide labor mobilization against cuts to collective bargaining rights and wage protections exercised organized civic dissent at scale.
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- Nearly 1,000 labor protests planned for Labor Day week opposing Trump administration policies — Labor unions and advocacy groups, led by the AFL-CIO, organized nearly 1,000 "worker over billionaire" protests across all 50 states for Labor Day week beginning August 29, 2025. The actions target Trump administration policies including rescission of collective bargaining rights for 1 million federal workers, cuts to federal contractor minimum wage from $17.75 to $13.30 per hour, proposed elimination of wage protections for 3.7 million childcare and home care workers, and rescission of minimum wage requirements for disabled workers. Protests include marches in major cities and rallies in smaller communities nationwide.
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Week 32 – 2025-08-23–2025-08-29
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