As Americans celebrate Labor Day, workers nationwide are taking to the streets to protest against President Donald Trump and other billionaires. They claim these figures are stripping power from the working class.

The “Workers Over Billionaires” demonstrations, spearheaded by the AFL-CIO, the country’s largest union federation, alongside numerous other organizations, began on Monday. This is part of a multiday effort featuring approximately 1,000 rallies, picnics, marches, and additional events. The organizers aim to rally worker support against the Trump administration and affluent Americans who, they believe, benefit the most from the president’s policies.

“Every achievement working people have secured in this nation’s history didn’t come from asking those in power,” stated Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, in a recent state of the union speech. “These rights were not gifts; we attained them through relentless struggle,” she emphasized.

Who is behind the protests?

Beyond the AFL-CIO, entities like One Fair Wage, a nonprofit advocating for restaurant workers; Newtown Action Alliance, an organization focused on gun violence prevention; and various local groups have been instrumental in organizing the nationwide protests.

A number of the “Billionaires” protest organizers are also involved with May Day Strong, a coalition comprising labor unions, teacher associations, and other entities that organized activities and protests against the administration on May 1, International Workers Day.

What are they protesting?

These advocates are opposing the “billionaire domination” in government, condemning corporate influence along with what many activists describe as authoritarian measures, which include targeting immigrant workers and utilizing military forces in Washington, D.C.

“It’s important to show that there is opposition to the Trump-billionaire agenda in every community, big and small; it’s not just cities that are united against what’s happening… it’s all towns, it’s small towns that voted overwhelmingly for Trump,” Saqib Bhatti, executive director of Action Center on Race and the Economy, told USA Today.

The May Day Strong Coalition wrote on its website a list of five demands they are making, including the protection of Medicaid, Social Security and other programs for working people; an end to the attacks on immigrants and communities of color; and for the full funding of schools, health care and housing for all.

In response to NBC News’ questions about “Workers Over Billionaires,” the White House did not directly address the protests. But spokesperson Taylor Rogers said in a statement that “no one has done more for working men and women than President Trump.”

“Under President Trump’s leadership, Republicans are once again the proud party of the American worker,” Rogers said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt similarly touted Trump as a voice of the working class.

“President Trump believes that American workers are the heart and soul of our economy and our national identity, which is why he’s championed an agenda that puts them first always,” Leavitt said in a separate statement.

Where are the protests happening?

Demonstrations are being held in small towns and major cities across the U.S. A large group is expected to rally in front of Manhattan’s Trump Tower, where the attendees are expected to call for a $30 an hour minimum wage. Down Fifth Avenue, organizers have planned an afternoon protest with multiple references to the acronym TACO, which stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out.” The protest is slated to feature Trump costumes, taco props and a “restaurant in the street” where participants will be serving up tacos.

“The rally will center the question workers are asking New York legislators — Which side are you on?” according to a press release from One Fair Wage. “Trump and the National Restaurant Association corporate lobby, or workers fighting for a living wage and an end to the subminimum wage for tipped workers?”

In Chicago, protests, which began at 11am, have been centered around Trump’s threats to “straighten out” the city with federal law enforcement.

“The federal government can do a lot to help Chicago,” Chicago Teacher’s Union President Stacy Davis Gates said. “We’re not asking for a militarized force. We’re asking for SNAP benefits to be restored. We’re asking for the Department of Education to be funded and resourced so that special education children have recourse when their school districts fail to educate them appropriately.”