NPR: Nationwide May Day protests expected to pick up mantle of 'No Kings'

Thousands of people were preparing to turn out for May Day demonstrations across the country on Friday, with organizers calling for a boycott of work, school and shopping to protest the Trump administration's policies — and what activists describe as a billionaire takeover of government.

The "May Day Strong" protest events in various cities are meant to mark International Labor Day. They follow anti-Trump protests under the "No Kings" banner that organizers say have drawn millions of people nationwide.

In St. Louis, Shayne Clegg, 23, is with the Missouri Workers Center, one of several groups helping organize the protests.

"Workers in this country are fed up. We're tired. We're facing a lot of issues from this current authoritarian regime that we are under," Clegg tells NPR. "Billionaires are ... getting all of the control. Workers are suffering. We're having to pay more. We're not able to afford things to feed our families."

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