Michael Sainato at The Guardian reports some of the largest Labor Unions in the United States were involved in organizing the highly-successful No Kings protests on Saturday (October 18th), with more than 2,600 demonstrations taking place across all 50 States that drew a combined and estimated seven million people who participated. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) anchored the events. Union Representatives said the real threat to this country isn’t peaceful protesters - its politicians shutting down our government to protect billionaires. AFT President Randi Weingarten said: “Unions understand that a voice at work creates power for regular people at work. Unions understand that a voice in Democracy creates power for regular folks, for Working Folks in a society. These are two of the main ways that regular folks have any power. We and Labor understand that you need to have a voice to have freedom. Freedom does not come without a voice.” Prominent Republicans and the Trump Administration claim the protests amount to “hate America” rallies - in stark contrast to Trump’s description of January 6th rioters as “patriots.” Weingarten said the events were actually a response to abuses of power by Trump and designed to express frustration over his Administration’s failure to deal with issues such as soaring grocery and health care prices. “I love America and I resent anyone attempting to take away my patriotism because I want the promise of America to be real for all Americans,” Weingarten said. “That’s where Labor is. They want the promise of America to be real for our Members, and for their families, and for the people we serve.”

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