Labor Day protests planned for Columbus, across Ohio

Labor Day protests of the Trump administration are planned for Columbus and across Ohio for Monday. The events are organized by groups that include 50501.

The group’s name stands for “50 protests, 50 states, one movement.” It was formed in opposition to what it sees as eroding democracy as more power is held by the richest Americans.

The one in Columbus will run from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at McFerson Park on the north side of downtown. It will be part of what 50501 is calling a “national day of action.”

Nearly 30 others are planned across Ohio, including in each of the big cities. 

“Labor and community are planning more than a barbecue on Labor Day this year because we have to stop the billionaire takeover,” a press release announcing the events said. “Billionaires are converting the government into their private slush fund and just passed the largest wealth giveaway in the history of the US. The money they take from working families, they put in billionaires’ pockets and set aside to fund a private army of ICE agents.”

“Wealth giveaway” was a reference to Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which slashed more than $1 trillion from the social safety net over 10 years, while giving tax cuts of similar value to the richest 1% of Americans.