Labor Day demonstrations took place across Southern California and beyond, all in support of working families and putting people before profit.

More than two dozen rallies are set to take place Monday across the Southland as part of a nationwide Labor Day effort billed by organizers as a "stop the billionaire takeover."

The "stop the billionaire takeover" rallies are organized by May Day Strong, a partnership of various labor, political and environmental organizations which bills itself as "working people rising up to stop the billionaire takeover -- not just through the ballot box or the courts, but through building a bigger and stronger movement."

Labor, political and environmental groups called to protect Medicaid and social security, as well as called for fully funded schools and

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