A prominent labor union and organizers for Saturday’s “No Kings Day” protest Thursday urged Angelenos and Southern California residents to participate in several demonstrations planned across the region against the Trump administration.

During a news conference downtown, officials with Service Employees International Union Local 721, representing public service workers in SoCal with more than 100,000 members, called on residents to show up for rallies scheduled to take place nationwide with several planned in the L.A. region. Union representatives emphasized the importance of mobilizing and resisting the Trump administration.

“The Los Angeles community will show the Trump administration and our great nation that we have no kings, and I repeat, no kings in this country,” Martin Manteca, o

See Full Page