AUSTIN, Texas - Labor Day protesters took to the streets of Downtown Austin on Monday.

The rally was called #WorkersOverBillionaires.

Labor Day protest

The backstory:

Hands Off Central Texas and May Day Strong Arm were organizations that helped put it together outside of Austin City Hall.

A sizable crowd gathered to protest. They sang songs, played instruments, and held up signs for the traffic passing by.

"Today is our opportunity for us to exercise maximum discretion, make sure people are safe, make sure they're hydrated, make sure that they have the tools they need, make sure we're protecting them from traffic," said Commander Lawrence Davis of the Austin Police Department.

Protesters held up posters that read, 'Eat the Rich,' 'Stop Trump,' and 'Get up, Stand up, Vote!'

"We wa

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