May 1 (UPI) -- May Day demonstrations are expected Friday, as organizers call for boycotts of school, work and shopping in protest of the Trump administration's policies.
The May Day Strong protests are to mark International Labor Day. While Labor Day in the United States is in September and is a celebration of the achievements of organized labor, May Day -- May 1 -- is traditionally a day of protest.
The message this year is that the United States should be "focusing on workers over billionaires," National Education Association President Becky Pringle told NPR.
"We know there are bus drivers in New York and teachers in Idaho and nurses in Louisiana who are feeling the impact of a system that has decided ... to put billionaires ahead of everyone else," she said.
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