The Brief
- Thousands of workers and activists are gathering at MacArthur Park on Friday for May Day, launching a three-mile march to Grand Park to demand expanded labor protections.
- Organizers have called for a massive “economic blackout,” urging Southern Californians to skip work, school, and shopping to protest rising living costs and immigration policies.
- The demonstrations are happening against a backdrop of record-high fuel prices in Los Angeles, with the average gallon of self-serve regular gasoline spiking to $6.14.
LOS ANGELES – Labor unions and immigrant rights groups are flooding downtown Los Angeles on Friday for International Workers’ Day, coupling a traditional march with a call for a region-wide economic boycott.
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