Overview

• The “Workers Over Billionaires” march is scheduled for Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., starting at the Haymarket Memorial downtown.
• The mobilization follows a Washington Post report that the Pentagon has prepared for a possible September National Guard deployment to Chicago after President Trump’s renewed threats.
• Mayor Brandon Johnson said local and state officials do not want troops in Chicago and called such a move illegal and disruptive, while the Chicago Police Department has a plan to keep the peace if forces arrive.
• Labor groups behind the rally include the AFL-CIO, the Chicago Federation of Labor and the Chicago Teachers Union, whose leaders argue the city can manage its own public safety.
• Organizers accuse the administration of policies harming workers, including Medicaid cuts and tearing up federal union contracts, and they expect Pastor Jamal Bryant to join the event.