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Several hundred people gathered in Vero Beach and Port St. Lucie the morning of Sept. 1 for Labor Day protests dubbed “Workers Over Billionaires,” planned nationwide and calling for an end to what organizers called the “billionaire takeover” impacting working-class individuals.
“A lot of people recognize that freedoms are being stripped away from the population, and things are getting scary. It is time for the people to step up and make their voices heard,” St. Lucie County Democratic Party Executive Board Chair Andi Poli said.
Two events took place on the Treasure Coast: at 58th Avenue and State Road 60 in Indian River County, and along U.S. 1 in St. Lucie County in front of the MidFlorida Credit Union Event Center.
The demonstrations are targeted to unify working-class people against billionaires who “are stealing from working families, destroying our democracy and building private armies to attack our towns and cities,” according to the May Day Strong website that organized the rallies.
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“He’s (President Trump) just dismantling our democracy, one institution at a time.” Vero Beach resident Pat Holland said. “Every time we have a demonstration, I hope that it gets bigger because people are not putting up with it.”
May Day protests kicked off on May 1, followed by the “No Kings Day” and “Good Trouble Lives On” protests in June and July, respectively. The Labor Day rally continues the movement.
Gianna Montesano is TCPalm’s trending reporter. You can contact her at gianna.montesano@tcpalm.com, 772-409-1429, or follow her on X @gonthescene.
Kaila Jones is a visual journalist for TCPalm and Treasure Coast Newspapers. You can reach her at kaila.jones@tcpalm.com and can view some of her recent work here.
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Hundreds turn out for ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ protests
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