On June 14, No Kings Day actions were held in more than 2000 locations – reputed to be the most widespread one-day protests in US history. A variety of estimates indicate five million participants nationwide, including 100,000 in Philadelphia and 75,000 in Chicago. Pentland, Michigan, population 800, had 400 participants.
The No Kings Day of Defiance was organized to reject authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics, and the militarization of the country’s democracy.
National unions partnering in the day of action included AFGE, APWU, CWA, IFPTE, and SEIU, as well as many local unions and labor-aligned groups.