Protests against the Trump administration were held in New York City and across the country on Labor Day.

Demonstrators with the group RefuseFacism.org first gathered around noon in Columbus Circle and then marched down 58th Street to Trump Tower, joining another demonstration against the president.

Protesters take aim at equality, rule of law, DEI, and more  

The protesters made noise with music, signs, hats and costumes.

"Through such non-violent protest and disruption they find the means. It could be impeachment. It could be the 25th Amendment," volunteer Emma Kaplan said.

"I'm all for unions, I'm all for equality, and we don't have it now," Manhattan resident Nina Reznick said.

"I'm an attorney. I care about the rule of law. How did diversity, equity and inclusion become bad words?" Manhattan resident Betsy Malcolm added.

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The group One Fair Wage organized another protest at Trump Tower as part of what was called "National Workers Over Billionaires Day of Action."

"For many years, the National Restaurant Association has blocked the living wage for workers, and it's time we get a living wage for all workers," said Naila Rosario, the group's policy director.

Others protest health care, National Guard occupation of blue cities

CBS News New York spoke with one woman from Vermont who said she's a doctor who wanted to make her voice heard regarding health care.

"What troubles me is they are not following science and they did not listen when they approved Robert F. Kennedy Jr.," the woman said. "We need solid science, cancer research, immunology, vaccines."

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"What he's doing with immigrants, we are all immigrants. We are all. It's not fair what he's doing, locking people up," said Christopher Kelly Burwell of Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

"I think we need to keep making a lot of noise because Donald Trump is pushing boundaries and he wants to see how far he can go. Occupying cities like D.C. and Los Angeles, who knows?" another Brooklyn resident said.

White House responds

In a statement, the White House said, in part, "No one has done more for working men and women than President Trump."

"President Trump believes that American workers are the heart and soul of our economy, which is why he's championed an agenda that always puts them first — from signing the largest middle-class tax cuts in history to securing nearly $10 trillion in new investments to create high-paying jobs across our country. Under President Trump's leadership, Republicans are once again the proud party of the American worker," White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers continued. 

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt added, "The average American worker has already seen a $500 wage increase this year alone, with no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security. Americans in all 50 states will keep more of their hard-earned money."

"And as we commemorate Labor Day this year, we finally have a President who fights and delivers for the American worker every single day. President Trump believes that American workers are the heart and soul of our economy and our national identity, which is why he's championed an agenda that puts them first always. For decades, the hard-working men and women of our country who built the greatest nation in world history were sold out by selfish, greedy, short-sighted globalists who put our country on a path to economic and cultural ruin.They hollowed out our factories and towns and betrayed the American working class by shipping jobs overseas and importing millions of low-wage migrants to replace American workers. Under President Trump, this national disgrace is over. American workers are once again being put at the center of national trade policy, and the dignity of American labor is being defended. As a result, President Trump has already brought in nearly $10 trillion in new private and foreign investments so that the top businesses in the world can create high-paying jobs in America and hire American workers to fill them. In fact, since President Trump took office, the economy has added more than half a million new jobs to the work force. In a stark reversal from the Biden Administration, all of that job creation has been driven by the private sector growth and all employment gains have gone to native-born Americans. Wages for blue-collar workers are now rising at the fastest rate in the past 60 years. And the average American worker has already seen a $500 wage increase this year alone. Thanks to the largest middle-class tax cuts ever signed into law by President Trump – with no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security – Americans in all 50 states will keep more of their hard-earned money. The average American taxpayer will see a tax cut of nearly $4,000 because of these pro-growth provisions, according to analysis from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation."

As for the National Guard deployment, Mr. Trump on Monday praised the results in Washington D.C., referring to it as "now a crime-free zone."

He added it would be nice to say the same about other cities, including New York City.