**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MONDAY, SEPT. 1**

Press contacts: 
Rosa Shields, rosa@sflaborcouncil.org, (415) 652-1104
Jennie Smith-Camejo, Jennie.Smith-Camejo@seiu1021.org, 510-710-0201
Matthew Hardy, 510-703-5291

San Francisco, CA – In addition to the traditional barbecues this Labor Day, workers and families will fight back to defend democracy. On Monday, September 1, workers, unions, and community organizations in San Francisco will mobilize alongside thousands of others across the country for Workers Over Billionaires: A Labor Day of Action. The May Day Strong Coalition is organizing over 1,000 events nationwide to reject the billionaire takeover of government and stand up for working people. This year, it’s more than a barbecue — it’s a fight for our lives.

“On this Labor Day, more than ever before, we stand united in the fight to defend workers’ rights and safeguard the very democracy that empowers us all,” said Kim Tavaglione, executive director of the San Francisco Labor Council.

The May Day Strong Coalition is spearheading over 1,000 coordinated actions nationwide to reject the billionaire agenda and build a country that puts working people first. Building on the series of mobilizations from Hands Off in April, May Day, No Kings, and Good Trouble, working people will come together to insist on fully funded schools, health care for all, and to defend against attacks on workers’ rights, immigrant families, and Black and brown communities. 

More details are available at maydaystrong.org.

WHAT: Rally and march led by workers and families to demand investment in communities, not billionaires—part of a nationwide day of action.

WHO: Local labor unions, community organizations, immigrants, educators, students, and working families across San Francisco

WHEN: Monday, September 1, 2025 at 11 AM

WHERE: Rally at 16th & Mission BART Station and then march to Dolores Park

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The San Francisco Labor Council is an organization of 100 affiliate unions, representing over 100,000 working men and women in San Francisco.