Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Labor organizations and political activist groups are sponsoring more than 1,000 protests in cities and smaller communities across the nation Monday.

Dubbed "Workers Over Billionaires," the protests aim to emphasize the power of American workers over that of billionaires who fund the Republican and Democratic parties alike

Boston, Chicago and New York City are among the larger cities in which protests were underway.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed to keep federal troops out of the city while addressing protesters there after President Donald Trump suggested he would deploy them to address crime.

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