The Brief
- Thousands turned out at Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee to celebrate workers and unity.
- The people took part in the annual Laborfest activities on the lakefront.
- The theme of this year’s festival, “Workers Over Billionaires Day of Action.”
MILWAUKEE – Labor Day protests happened across the country on Monday, Sept. 1 It is all part of the “Workers Over Billionaires Day of Action” movement. That theme rang clear in a parade and at Maier Festival Park, site of the annual Laborfest activities in Milwaukee.
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What they’re saying:
It started in the streets on Monday. People like postal worker Eric Alseth said the message needs to be delivered to everyone.
“We get to determine what’s best for us in our workplace in a way that a lot of other places don’t,” Alseth said.
Alseth used Milwaukee‘s Laborfest to educate.…