Overview

• The Sept. 1 march is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will start at the Haymarket Memorial in downtown Chicago.
• Organizers say the action targets President Trump’s threats to send the National Guard and criticizes policies they describe as favoring the wealthy, including alleged Medicaid cuts and the tearing up of federal union contracts.
• Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. J.B. Pritzker oppose any federal military presence in the city, with Johnson saying American cities should not be occupied by the military and noting Chicago police have a plan to keep the peace.
• The announcement follows a Washington Post report that the Pentagon has prepared for weeks to potentially deploy thousands of National Guard troops to Chicago as early as September.
• The Chicago event is part of a coordinated nationwide slate of Workers Over Billionaires actions backed by networks such as May Day Strong and unions including the AFL-CIO, with hundreds of events planned across the U.S.