COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- With many people celebrating Labor Day, protesters are taking to the streets in major cities across the United States.
Across the country, including in downtown Columbus, people protested against President Donald Trump and other billionaires who they said are hurting the working class.
In Columbus, the protest was a chance for many groups to have their voices heard. A main focus of the protest was workers' rights and educators calling on the state government to increase school funding.
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Public education was not the only issue people spoke about.
"We are supporting public education; we are supporting our immigrant neighbors and we are supporting the Black community and our trans neighbors as well," Party for Socialism and Liberation Columbus organizer Kiera Toliver said.
Many had signs calling for the nationwide protest theme: workers over billionaires. Others focused on immigration and ICE activity in central Ohio.
"We believe that our tax dollars shouldn't go towards funding ICE, that they should go towards funding affordable housing, free health care, free education, and making sure that all Ohioans have access to good-paying union jobs," Toliver said.
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"There's people from all across central Ohio that came out for this, so it's really nice to build community with our neighbors," Toliver said.
A spokesperson for the White House did not directly address the protests but told NBC News: “No one has done more for working men and women than President Trump.”
NBC4 reached out to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s office for a statement about these protests, but has not received a response.
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